Safe C++

Preface

Part 1: A Bug-Hunting Strategy for C++
1. Where Do C++ Bugs Come From?
2. When to Catch a Bug
3. What to Do When We Encounter an Error at Runtime

Part 2: Bug Hunting: One Bug at a Time
4. Index Out of Bounds
5. Pointer Arithmetic
6. Invalid Pointers, References, and Iterators
7. Uninitialized Variables
8. Memory Leaks
9. Dereferencing NULL Pointers
10. Copy Constructors and Assignment Operators
11. Avoid Writing Code in Destructors
12. How to Write Consistent Comparison Operators
13. Errors When Using Standard C Libraries

Part 3: The Joy of Bug Hunting: From Testing to Debugging to Production
14. General Testing Principles
15. Debug-On-Error Strategy
16. Making Your Code Debugger-Friendly
17. Conclusion

Appendix A: Source Code for the scpp Library Used in This Book
Appendix B: Source Code for the files scpp_assert.hpp and scpp_assert.cpp
Appendix C: Source Code for the file scpp_vector.hpp
Appendix D: Source Code for the file scpp_array.hpp
Appendix E: Source Code for the file scpp_matrix.hpp
Appendix F: Source Code for the file scpp_types.hpp
Appendix G: Source Code for the file scpp_refcountptr.hpp
Appendix H: Source Code for the file scpp_scopedptr.hpp
Appendix I: Source Code for the file scpp_ptr.hpp
Appendix J: Source Code for the file scpp_date.hpp and scpp_date.cpp

Index