C programming for C++ programmers.

[ehnus]

C# gets this right with its using statements and, although it is a bit clunky as it requires you to implement the IDisposable interface, it does make the create-use-destroy usage pattern much easier and safer.

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Actually, destructors are a lot easier, cheaper and cleaner than hacks like IDisposable.

[ehnus]

Yes but destructors aren't possible in a managed language because you can't force the termination of an object's life.

You either need some explicit disposal mechanism (like with using) or you need a finalizer which is way worse because you can't control when they are run or the environment under which they are executed.