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Questions about C++, a statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose programming language.

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C++ - Is it bad practice to use compiler specific functions?

You can define your own function in terms of the corresponding builtin, For example: #if defined(_MSC_VER) #define POPCOUNT(x) __popcnt(x) #elif defined(GNUG) #define POPCOUNT(x) __builtin_popcount(x) …
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In C++, Why do bitwise operators convert 8 or 16 bit integers to 32 bit?

The C++ Language specification follows the C language specification in being counter-intuitive here. Its defined so that when evaluating integer expressions everything is first converted to an int and …
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