Bartłomiej Filipek • 1/20/2025

Improving Code Safety in C++26: Managers and Dangling References

This technical article demonstrates a common C++ bug involving dangling references in a configuration manager and shows how upcoming C++26 features, like stricter diagnostics from proposal P2748R5, help enforce safer code. It provides a buggy implementation, explains the undefined behavior, and offers a corrected version using static objects to extend object lifetimes.

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#c #memory safety #C26