cpp-coding-standards

Modern C++ standards enforcing type safety, resource management, and clarity through the C++ Core Guidelines. Comprehensive coding standards for modern C++ (C++17/20/23) derived from the C++ Core Guidelines . Enforces type safety, resource safety, immutability, and clarity. These themes recur across the entire guidelines and form the foundation: Before marking C++ work complete: - Covers six foundational principles: RAII for resource lifetime, immutability by default, compile-time type safety, intent-driven naming, minimal complexity, and value semantics over pointers - Provides detailed rules across 15+ domains including functions, classes, resource management, error handling, concurrency, templates, and standard library usage with code examples for each - Includes anti-patterns and violations for every major category, plus a pre-submission checklist covering initialization, const-correctness, smart pointers, and exception safety - Designed for C++17/20/23; explicitly not suitable for legacy C codebases or bare-metal contexts where modern features conflict with hardware constraints - Writing new C++ code (classes, functions, templates) - Reviewing or refactoring existing C++ code - Making architectural decisions in C++ projects - Enforcing consistent style across a C++ codebase - Choosing between language features (e.g., enum vs enum class , raw pointer vs smart pointer) -...