Large-Scale C++ Volume I: Process and Architecture

Appendix. Quick Reference

The following is a summary of the Definitions, Corollaries, Design Imperatives, Design Rules, Guidelines, and Observations discussed throughout this book.

1 Definitions

Chapter 1:

• A declaration is a language construct that introduces a name into a scope. (p. 154)

• A definition is a language construct that uniquely characterizes an entity within a program and, where applicable, reserves storage for it. (p. 154)

• A C++ construct has internal bindage if, on typical platforms, use of a declared name of that kind of construct and its corresponding definition (or meaning) is always effectively bound at compile time. (p. 160)

• A C++ construct has external bindage if, on typical platforms, a corresponding definition must not ...