Item-20 Perfer pass-by-reference-to-const to pass-by-value
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Pass by reference-to-const is typically more efficient than pass by value and avoids the slicing problem.
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Item-19 Treat class design as type design
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Before definining a new type, be sure to consider all the issues discussed in this item.
Item-18 Make interfaces easy to use correctly and hard to use incorrectly
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Good interfaces are easy to use correctly and hard to use incorrectly.
Item-17 Store newed objects in smart pointers in standalone statements
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Failure to do this can lead to subtle resource leaks when exceptions are thrown.
Item-16 Use the same form in corresponding uses of new and delete
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If you use [] in a new expression, use [] in the corresponding delete expression; If not, no [] in the matching delete expression.
