Brian Bi

Brian Bi has asked 91 questions and find answers to 636 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

How is the following passage from the standard to be interpreted?
Which rule disprefers qualification conversions during reference binding?
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?

Brian Bi answers

Declaring two different methods which use the same parameters
Why does a pack expansion inside an unevaluated operand result in the last element?
Why do reference variables need to be initialized at definition?
C++ template using multidimensional arrays
C++: How to acces static member of templated class without template arguments
Why are STL algorithms called differently for different classes?
Casting shared_ptr<Type> to weak_ptr<void> and back
How properly pass comparator to another template function
Necessity of `typename` for naming of local nested classes in function templates
Specialize a template for void parameter