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Why is std::move named std::move?

c++ move-semantics language-design rvalue-reference c++-faq asked Jan 26, 2014 at 1:17

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What is the difference between chrono::month and chrono::months

c++ c++20 chrono asked Jun 7, 2020 at 17:58

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Why is libc++'s vector<bool>::const_reference not bool?

c++ vector c++-standard-library libc++ std-bitset asked Aug 12, 2015 at 19:55

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36 votes

How to handle constructors that must acquire multiple resources in an exception safe manner

c++ c++11 exception-handling c++-faq delegating-constructor asked Aug 5, 2016 at 3:26

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34 votes

Why does C++ move semantics leave the source constructed?

c++ c++11 move-semantics asked Oct 31, 2015 at 18:25

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How can I find the Nth weekday of the month using chrono?

c++ c++20 c++-chrono asked Apr 30, 2025 at 21:00

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What is the best way to form custom std::chrono::durations and std::ratios?

c++ c++11 chrono asked Jan 10, 2015 at 19:36

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When is it ok to be !ok() with C++20 chrono dates?

c++ c++20 c++-chrono asked Nov 14, 2023 at 3:42

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Find next weekday using chrono

c++ c++20 c++-chrono asked Apr 21, 2025 at 0:30

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Handling Julian days in C++11/14

c++ c++14 chrono julian julian-date asked Nov 27, 2015 at 20:31

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Move assignment operator and `if (this != &rhs)`

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Extract year/month/day etc. from std::chrono::time_point in C++

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Conveniently Declaring Compile-Time Strings in C++

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C++11: Why does std::condition_variable use std::unique_lock?

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Using libstdc++ compiled libraries with clang++ -stdlib=libc++

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Is a moved-from vector always empty?

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