How Not to Program in C++

Hints 203

Hint 134: Here’s one method:

if (i == 2)

i = 1;

else

i = 2;

But there’s a faster method. (Next Hint 140. Answer 48.)

Hint 135: The answer is system-dependent. (Next Hint 264. Answer 70.)

Hint 136: Octal. (Answer 15.)

Hint 137: When is

std::

cout initialized? (Answer 111.)

Hint 138: g++ warning:

comment.cpp:11: warning: `/*' within comment

(Answer 62.)

Hint 139: I expected the program to print:

First 1

First 1

First 1

Second 1

Second 2

Second 3

This is not what was printed. (Next Hint 297. Answer 102.)

Hint 140: Here’s another method:

i = (i == 2) ? 1 : 2;

But there’s a faster method. (Next Hint 216. Answer 48.)

Hint 141: Results can be changed by compile-time switches on some compilers.

(Next Hint 30. Answer 8.)

Hint 142: Constructors for a derived class ...