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When do extra parentheses have an effect, other than on operator precedence?
How to implement classic sorting algorithms in modern C++?

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How to implement classic sorting algorithms in modern C++?

c++ algorithm sorting c++1y c++-faq asked Jul 9, 2014 at 9:59

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When do extra parentheses have an effect, other than on operator precedence?

c++ c++11 language-lawyer parentheses c++-faq asked Jun 9, 2014 at 8:56

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65 votes

Is there a name for this tuple-creation idiom?

c++ tuples variadic-templates c++1y generic-lambda asked Aug 16, 2014 at 9:29

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42 votes

Clang >= 3.3 in c++1y mode cannot parse <cstdio> header

c++ c++11 header clang c++1y asked Jul 21, 2013 at 18:17

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41 votes

Why can't decomposition declarations be constexpr?

c++ constexpr c++1z structured-bindings asked Jan 12, 2017 at 21:01

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Why does alias template give a conflicting declaration?

c++ c++11 templates g++ template-aliases asked Jan 13, 2017 at 19:45

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35 votes

Questions about Hinnant's stack allocator

c++ c++11 memory-alignment allocator exception-specification asked Jul 25, 2012 at 10:58

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32 votes

Which parts of the C++14 Standard Library could be and which parts will be made constexpr?

c++ c++11 backwards-compatibility constexpr c++1y asked Aug 5, 2013 at 6:57

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Constexpr is not allowed in declaration of friend template specialization?

c++ templates c++11 g++ constexpr asked Apr 25, 2015 at 21:51

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31 votes

Return type deduction for in-class friend functions

c++ auto c++1y return-type-deduction asked Sep 21, 2013 at 11:25

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How to implement classic sorting algorithms in modern C++?

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Iterator Loop vs index loop

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What are some uses of decltype(auto)?

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Why should I use a pointer rather than the object itself?

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When do extra parentheses have an effect, other than on operator precedence?

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Is effective C++ still effective?

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What is the difference between a trait and a policy?

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Why should I avoid std::enable_if in function signatures

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How the new range-based for loop in C++17 helps Ranges TS?

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What do compilers do with compile-time branching?

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What exception classes are in the standard C++ library

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Isn't the const modifier here unnecessary?

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Best way to declare an interface in C++11

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Comparison tricks in C++

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Does using std::array<T, N> lead to code bloat?

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std::next_permutation Implementation Explanation

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Why to optimize max log probability instead of probability

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How can I print a list of elements separated by commas?

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What are the advantages of using uniform_int_distribution vs a modulus operation?

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Convert a vector<T> to initializer_list<T>

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In std::exchange, why is the second template parameter defaulted?

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using out of scope variables in C++11 lambda expressions

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Why is it not possible to overload class templates?

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Create N-element constexpr array in C++11

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Why does not a template template parameter allow 'typename' after the parameter list

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Should custom containers have free begin/end functions?

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Why is std::rotate so fast?

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Why is a public const member function not called when the non-const one is private?

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Why isn't vector<bool> a STL container?

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What is the idiomatic way to iterate a container while incrementing an integer index?

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