Brian Bi

Brian Bi has asked 90 questions and find answers to 619 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

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?
How to understand the definition of "manifestly constant-evaluated"?

Brian Bi answers

Preference of conversion operator over copy constructor changes from C++14 to C++17?
Templated constexpr function invocation with partially defined class changes subsequent results
How to differentiate fill constructor and range constructor in C++11?
c++ swapping array elements by moving, not copying
Which rule disprefers qualification conversions during reference binding?
Ambiguous constructor overload on GCC, but not on Clang
Is there an idiomatic way to find min/max of transform of array without storing the transform or needlessly recalculating?
qualified names in C++ class declaration
Imaginary deduction guides
"Materializing" an object of a known type for C++ type inference