CppCompiler

(C++) Compiler

Trying to outsmart a compiler defeats much of the purpose of using one

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Brian Kernighan & P.J. Plauger

If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge

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Henry Spencer

There will always be things we wish to say in our programs

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that in all languages can only be said poorly

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Alan Perlis

A program that converts your C++ code into assembly code. The process of doing this, is called compile-time.

The compiler might give warnings and compiler errors.

Pay attention to compiler warnings [1,2].

Prefer compile-time errors over run-time errors [3].

Some C++ compilers

1) Scott Meyers. Effective C++ (3rd edition).ISBN: 0-321-33487-6. Item 53: Pay attention to compiler warnings
2) Herb Sutter and Andrei Alexandrescu. C++ coding standards: 101 rules, guidelines, and best practices. ISBN: 0-32-111358-6. Chapter 1: 'Compile cleanly at high warning levels'.
3) Herb Sutter and Andrei Alexandrescu. C++ coding standards: 101 rules, guidelines, and best practices. ISBN: 0-32-111358-6. Chapter 14: 'Prefer compile- and link-time errors to run-time errors'.

last edited (January 7, 2007) by bilderbikkel

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