Brian Bi

Brian Bi has asked 89 questions and find answers to 602 problems.

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Physics & chemistry major and C++ programmer formerly at Google and Citadel Securities. Opinions are mine and not those of my employer. I can be reached by email at [email protected].

Brian Bi questions

When is a std::weak_ptr empty? Is an expired std::weak_ptr empty?
Why can't you define a class or function in a non-enclosing scope?
What is the definition of "dependent name" in C++?
Do all IRC servers send 005 RPL_ISUPPORT?
Is it possible to use libtiff to decode CCITT-encoded data when the length is not known?
Why is there an `equivalent` value for std::strong_ordering?
Why is value initialization so named?
What does the name of the Turbo Pascal "crt" unit stand for?
How to understand the definition of "manifestly constant-evaluated"?
Sanitizing untrusted HTML5

Brian Bi answers

Does C++ replace built-in operators with function calls?
Do all const objects have static storage duration?
CTAD rules regarding implicit deduction guides
Binding to initializer_list accepted by g++, but rejected by clang
Union cannot be defined in a type specifier
Why does this operator overload compile in MSVC and GCC but not Clang?
Are extern extern "C", and extern "C" extern, allowed?
Clang fails to match variadic template template specialization
Iterating over the full range of an integer type
Why doesn't braced initialization throw a narrowing error when converting from double to float?