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[4.49] What updates were made for the 09/97 release?

5 New FAQs:

• [4.49] What updates were made for the 09/97 release?
  (created)
• [10.14] What's the "static initialization order fiasco"?
  (created)
• [10.15] How do I prevent the "static initialization order fiasco"?
  (created)
• [10.17] How do I prevent the "static initialization order fiasco" for my static data members?
  (created)
• [16.18] But the above Matrix class is specific to Fred! Isn't there a way to make it generic?
  (created)

8 Changed FAQs:

• [1.3] Copying Permissions
  (clarified)
• [5.1] What does IMHO mean? (or IMO, IMNSHO, FWIW, OTOH, etc.)?
  (added silly acronym-laden comment at the bottom (adapted from e-mail from Erik Corry)
• [16.17] But the previous FAQ's code is SOOOO tricky and error prone! Isn't there a simpler way?
  (fixed some inconsistencies between FredMatrix and Matrix thanks to Jeff Baker)
• [16.22] How do I do simple reference counting?
  (fixed FredPtr's constructor thanks to Chichiang Wan)
• [23.9] What's the meaning of, Warning: Derived::f(char) hides Base::f(double)?
  (rewritten with the using syntax; thanks to Matt Seitz)
• [38.5] Where can I get information about the C++ compiler from {Borland, IBM, Microsoft, Sun, etc.}?
  (corrected the URL for Symantec C++ thanks to Michel Joly de Lotbiniere and added the URL for HP C++ thanks to David Green)
• [38.5] Where can I get information about the C++ compiler from {Borland, IBM, Microsoft, Sun, etc.}?
  (corrected the URL for Microsoft Visual C++ thanks to Leila Rannanjarvi, and added the URL for Sun C++ thanks to Aryan Mirsepassi)
• [40.3] Are there any pretty-printers that reformat C++ source code?
  (added information about tgrind)