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Common C++ Mistakes You Need to Avoid - Warren Buffett - Mar 17, 2015

Here are a few mistakes programmers make. Some can be dangerous as a compiler won't detect them.

Give this a read. http://www.learncpp.com/cpp-programming/eight-c-programming-mistakes-the-compiler-wont-catch/

Also, yes I know the learncpp tutorial online has biased views towards how they teach but the link above shouldn't really matter.


* - Deadbyte - Mar 18, 2015

I find this to be very true. Thanks for sharing mate.


* - lilmarty10 - Mar 18, 2015

These seem like common sense that any C++ programmer should know. Thanks for the share regardless, keep it up. 🤝


* - webdev77 - Mar 18, 2015

(Mar 18, 2015 12:19 PM)lilmarty10 Wrote:  These seem like common sense that any C++ programmer should know. Thanks for the share regardless, keep it up. 🤝

I kind of thought the same thing and I'm no expert on C/C++. A lot of this is basic syntax and type conversion that applies to any modern language.


* - 0xDEAD10CC - Mar 19, 2015

This is the best list I've come across personally -> http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/common.html


* - RTLZER0 - Mar 19, 2015

One stupid mistake that makes me cringe for hours is the division operator.

I tend to mistake it for \ at times.