Avoid returning handles to object internals to increase encapsulation, help const member functions act const, and minimize the creation of dangling handles.

Avoid casts and develop a cast-free alternative whenever practical, especially dynamic_cast in performance-sensitive code.

Postponing variable definitions as long as possible increases program clarity and improves progranm efficiency.

When std::swap would be inefficient for your type,provide a non-throwing swap member function, a non-member swap calling the member, and possibly a specialized std::swap for the case of classes (not templates).

If we need type conversions on all parameters to a function including the one pointed to by the this pointer, the function must be a non-member.