Canonical Class Idioms
Kevlin discusses the evolution of idioms in C, particularly the orthodox canonical class form, which serves as a checklist for class interfaces. He highlights that while the need for foundational knowledge remains, there are now simpler ways to express relationships between operators. Additionally, he emphasizes that not all classes require traditional features like assignment operators or copy constructors, especially when dealing with heap-based objects.In this clip
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Episode 91: Kevlin Henney on C++
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