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C++ Best Practices: A Forkable Coding Standards Document

This document is meant to be a collaborative discussion of the best practices in C++. It complements books such as Effective C++ (Meyers) and C++ Coding Standards (Alexandrescu, Sutter). We fill in some of the lower level details that they don't discuss and provide specific stylistic recommendations while also discussing how to ensure overall code quality.

In all cases brevity and succinctness is preferred. Examples are preferred for making the case for why one option is preferred over another. If necessary, words will be used.

• Introduction
• Preface
• Use the Tools Available
• Style
• Considering Safety
• Considering Maintainability
• Considering Portability
• Considering Threadability
• Considering Performance
• Enable Scripting
• Further Reading
• Final Thoughts