The myth of smart pointers

[Kent Sharkey]

Logikal[^]:

While using std::vector<> is usually good, the opinion expressed on smart pointers is just that, an opinion, and it is baseless. Repeating it is damning generations of C++ programmers to tracking down random crashes.

Once upon a time, there was a very clever pointer

[Joe Woodbury]

To illustrate why this is bad, I will write the worst possible contrived code.

[Daniel Pfeffer]

In other news, poor design using smart pointers causes crash.

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

[obermd]

Here's a picture of a smart pointer. [https://www.livelife.guide/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Ariege-Pointer2.jpg\](https://www.livelife.guide/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Ariege-Pointer2.jpg)

[Kent Sharkey]

The smartest and goodest pointer! :-D

TTFN - Kent