Tag: fundamentals
All the articles with the tag "fundamentals".
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References in C++: Aliases, Memory Mechanics, and Pointers Compared
Master C++ references. Learn how aliases operate in memory, const reference binding, reference vs pointer trade-offs, and how to avoid dangling references.
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Pointers in C++: Memory Addresses, Dereferencing, and Heap Basics
A comprehensive guide to pointers in modern C++. Understand memory addresses, dereferencing, nullptr, pointer arithmetic, dynamic heap allocation, and memory safety.
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Strings in C++: std::string vs C-Style Strings and Practical Operations
Master string manipulation in C++. Compare modern std::string with legacy C-style char arrays, learn concatenation, searching, slicing with substr, and input handling.
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Arrays in C++: Memory Layout, Indexing, and Modern Alternatives
A complete guide to arrays in C++. Understand contiguous memory layouts, zero-based indexing, multidimensional arrays, array decay in functions, and std::array.