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    by Ganado
    Why must base class be constructed before derived members?   [General C++ Programming]
     
    I ran into this problem when trying to encapsulate behavior into an existing, rigid structure of a project I'm working on. See both the DerivedBad and Derive...
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    by Duthomhas
    Sigh. War.   [Lounge]
     
    Looks like “the president of peace” has finally managed to start an actual war. Venezuela capitulated too easily for his liking, I guess.
    [18 replies] Last: I don’t know what sources you are reading, but they are clearly anti-... (by zapshe)
    by leander g
    Interacting with a vector of objects derived from base class   [Beginners]
     
    I am currently trying to wrap my head around how to actually work with derived / inherited classes, how to set up a little "tree" of such classes and how to sto...
    [7 replies] Last: Like for a game where the player can have different types of items in... (by seeplus)
    by kitfox
    What's the proper way to set a std::vector to another std::vector?   [General C++ Programming]
     
    I'm trying to figure out the optimal way to do this assignment. Right now I'm just doing a simple assignment, but was wondering if using std::swap() would be b...
    [5 replies] Last: The outermost loop is what bothers me most. Assuming that there is at ... (by newbieg)
    by zapshe
    Sunk Cost Fallacy   [Lounge]
     
    Helios - we once debated whether it was a sunk cost fallacy for a college student to say something along the lines of, "I'll finish college, after all, I've alr...
    [3 replies] Last: Helios hates me 😔 (by zapshe)
    by Heyyo53
    Implementation of headers   [General C++ Programming]
     
    I've recently been learning about command-line commands and how all that stuff works and I have gotten curious, for various of the standard headers in C++ (such...
    [3 replies] Last: I see! thank you for the sources and stuff, I will have to check them ... (by Heyyo53)
    by AbstractionAnon
    Pure virtual calls not resolving   [General C++ Programming]
     
    Using VS 2022 Version 17.14.25 Having trouble getting pure virtual calls to link. I have a solution with a main project and several DLLs. The main class inher...
    [2 replies] Last: Got it. Thanks. (by AbstractionAnon)
    by Ganado
    C++ Reflection Cppcon demo   [Lounge]
     
    CppCon recently publicly released a video where Herb Sutter demos C++26 reflection features. It’s actually pretty exciting to me. As he mentions in the video, I...
    [5 replies] Last: I mean I didn’t watch the full video, I lost interest when they starte... (by Ganado)
    by kitfox
    Why can I not link?   [General C++ Programming]
     
    I'm putting together a small project to generate tetrahedralizations of 3D meshes: https://github.com/blackears/cyclops_tetrahedralizer This is the first time ...
    [2 replies] Last: Your issue looks like it comes down to object lifetime and how memory ... (by LisaBedard)
    by Duthomhas
    Man, nobody has posted since last year...   [Lounge]
     
    😃 Frist!
    [18 replies] Last: I know, right? I’m currently designing a 3D a bubble level that actua... (by Duthomhas)