Lesson 26. Understanding Smart Pointers

C++ programmers do not necessarily need to use plain pointer types when managing memory on the heap (or the free store); they can make use of smart pointers.

In this lesson, you learn

Image What smart pointers are and why you need them

Image How smart pointers are implemented

Image Different smart pointer types

Image Why you should ...

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