Programming Pointers 
Dan Saks, a widely recognized expert in C and C++, offers tips and techniques to embedded developers.
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Alternative idioms for inheritance in C
01 April 2013
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C doesn't really support inheritance, but it offers alternative ways to mimic inheritance. Read More
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Implementing a derived class vtbl in C
13 February 2013
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There's more than one way to implement a derived class vtbl in C. Dan looks at two alternatives. Read More
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Implementing pure virtual functions
09 January 2013
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Implementing pure virtual functions as null pointers is simple but probably not robust enough for... Read More
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Pure virtual functions
12 December 2012
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Pure virtual functions provide a way to avoid defining base class member functions that have no... Read More
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Initializing derived polymorphic objects
15 November 2012
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Each class in a hierarchy of polymorphic objects should have a function that initializes its vptr... Read More
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Initializing polymorphic objects
17 October 2012
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Virtual function calls work properly only if the vptrs and vtbls are initialized properly. C++ does ... Read More
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Impure thoughts
15 September 2012
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Once more unto the breach, Dan tries to dispel the notion that C++ is a purely object-oriented... Read More
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Virtual functions in C
08 August 2012
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Although C doesn’t provide native support for virtual functions, you can emulate virtual functions... Read More
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Storage layout for polymorphic objects
21 July 2012
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Adding at least one virtual function to a class alters the storage layout for all objects of that... Read More
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It's not the processor
05 June 2012
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Although over two thirds of embedded systems developers are programming 32- and 64-bit processors, C ... Read More
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