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Safe C++ Extensions proposal would provide C++ developers with memory-safe implementations of essential data structures and algorithms, along with features that prevent common memory-related errors.

Work on the Safe C++ extensions proposal, forged a year ago to address memory safety in the language, has ceased, according to Harry Bott, the CEO of the C++ Alliance, which oversaw the proposal. The ...

What is a memory leak? A memory leak is a phenomenon in which a program holds on to memory it has used without releasing it. When a memory leak occurs, the computer system's available memory gradually ...