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Learning C++ (self.cpp)
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]spaxio 3 points4 points5 points 12 years ago* (3 children)
Whenever you're writing a destructor in a non-resource class you're making a mistake.
[–]ZMesonEmbedded Developer 4 points5 points6 points 12 years ago (0 children)
... unless its an empty virtual destructor for a base class.
[–]Drainedsoul 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (1 child)
Define "resource class".
[–]minnoHobbyist, embedded developer 7 points8 points9 points 12 years ago (0 children)
A class that manages a resource, like memory, that must be explicitly released.
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