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if, else and else if in C: Conditional Statements Explained
The syntax takes a minute. The five ways it goes quietly wrong take longer — and every one of them compiles without an error.
Include Guards in C and C++: #ifndef, #define and #pragma once
A guard stops a header being pasted in twice. It does not stop it being defined twice. Tested examples, captured errors, and the pragma once myths.
STL Containers in C++: How to Choose the Right One
The complexity table says list wins. Measured, vector was 30 times faster with the same search. A selection guide for the C++ container library.
typedef vs using in C++: Type Aliases and Alias Templates
Two keywords, one difference that matters — and it is the one short explanations skip. Tested examples, captured errors, and when to use each.
Ternary Operator in C (?:): Syntax, Examples and the Traps
Only one branch runs, but both decide the type — and that is where printf goes wrong. Tested C examples, plus the MAX macro trap.
Number Base Conversion in C — Binary, Octal, Decimal and Hex
Six conversion functions are really two algorithms. A tested base converter for every base from 2 to 36, and what the old menu program got wrong.
C++ Hello World Program — Your First Program, Explained Line by Line
Four lines, one line of output, and more going on underneath than any tutorial admits. A tested walkthrough from source file to running binary.
Pointers in C++ — From Raw Pointers to Smart Pointers (Complete Tutorial)
A unique_ptr is 8 bytes — exactly the same as a raw pointer. Pointers from declaration to ownership, with every claim compiled and measured.
Input and Output in C — printf, scanf, and Safe I/O Patterns
scanf(“%s”) wrote 31 bytes into an 8-byte buffer. A guide to C I/O that shows the unsafe patterns failing rather than just naming them.
Virtual Functions in C++ — vtables, Pure Virtual Functions, and Abstract Classes
One virtual function grew a class from 4 bytes to 16. Three kept it at 16. What vtables cost, measured, plus the destructor rule nobody mentions.
C++17 Features Explained — What Changed and What to Use Today
C++17 was ratified in 2017, not proposed. The features that changed everyday C++, each compiled and run, plus the one that can make code slower.