The power of c++11 user-defined literals

C++11 introduced a powerful feature called user-defined literals (UDLs) that allows us to create custom literals with their own meaning and syntax. This addition enables more expressive and readable code, especially when dealing with specific domai...

C++ arithmetic types

Arithmetic types are divided in two catogories:...

Implementation of unique_ptr in c++98

Introduced in c++11, unique_ptr is a smart pointer, I already have a post about what are smart pointers, in that post I sorted pointers by order of usefulness, being unique_ptr the mos...

const, constexpr, consteval and constinit - C++20

As of c++20 there are 4 keywords begginning with const. What do they mean? Are they similar? Let's look at them. Contents...

How to use std::format - C++20

Introduced in c++20, <format> in a text formatting library based on three simple principles:...

How to convert int to string in every C++ standard

What is the easiest way to convert from int to string in C++? In this post we will take a quick look on how to do it in every standard (up to c++20). Contents...

Smart pointers: auto_ptr, unique_ptr, shared_ptr, weak_ptr and raw pointers

Since c++11 we have a lot of smart pointers, we see here the various types of pointers that exists out there, sorted by decreasing order of usefulness (according to me): - std::unique_ptr (since c++11) - raw pointer - st...

Implementation of nullptr in c++98

Introduced in c++11, nullptr is a useful keyword, the advantage of nullptr over NULL is, that nullptr acts like a real pointer type thus it adds type safety whereas NULL acts like an ...

Inline namespaces - C++

C++11 introduced inline namespaces, but what are inline namespaces? Contents...

Create a simple reverse shell in C/C++

If you’re reading this, you probably know what a “reverse shell” is, but, do you know how it works and the theory behind it? In this tutorial we will see how to make a simple and functional reverse shell from scratch in C/C++ for Linu...