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.
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Brick Breaker Game in C and C++: Complete Source Code for the Terminal
A Breakout-style brick game in C and modern C++ for Windows, Linux and macOS terminals: full source, collisions, paddle aim, redraws and timing.
Constructors and Destructors in C++: Initialization Order, Rule of Zero and RAII
Constructors and destructors in C++ with tested code: initialization order, explicit, = default and = delete, the rule of zero, and virtual destructors.
Exception Handling in C++: try/catch, noexcept, RAII and std::expected
Exception handling in C++ with tested code: what unwinding really cleans up, safe catching, RAII, noexcept, and when std::expected is the better tool.
Operator Overloading in C++: Canonical Signatures, Member vs Friend, and the C++20 Spaceship Operator
Operator overloading in C++ with compiled examples: canonical signatures, member or non-member, defaulted C++20 comparisons, and when not to overload.
Loops in C: for, while, do-while, break and continue (With Pitfalls and Exercises)
How for, while and do-while loops work in C, when to use each, how to leave nested loops, and the loop bugs compilers do not catch.
Unions in C: Memory Layout, Type Punning, Tagged Unions and std::variant
Unions in C explained with compiled examples: size and layout, type punning rules, tagged unions, and the C++ std::variant alternative.
malloc vs calloc in C: Differences, realloc, free and the Bugs That Matter
The difference between malloc and calloc in C, with measured costs, realloc and free, four heap bugs caught by sanitizers, and C++ new and delete.
TCP Client and Server in C: A Working Echo Example
Setting up a TCP connection takes six system calls. Using it correctly means handling a byte stream with no message boundaries and partial transfers.
Base64 Encoding and Decoding in C: Working Code and the Bugs to Avoid
The most copied base64 implementation in C has a heap over-read in its own example. Here is a correct one, checked against the RFC 4648 test vectors.
ICMP Ping in C: Raw Sockets, Permissions and Source Code
Before it sends a byte, a ping program has to get past the kernel. Portable C for Linux and macOS, the Winsock differences, and all four permission routes.
Vigenère Cipher in C++: How It Works, and How to Break It
Three centuries as the indecipherable cipher, and 1.6 milliseconds to break. Working C++ for both directions, plus the attack that recovers the key.