It's not good enough to simply write code that works. That code must be easily maintained, enhanced and debugged when problems happen. One of the reasons why object-oriented programming is so popular ...

In C++, a constructor is a special function that must be invoked when an object is created. Its objective is to initialize a new object to a valid state before any processing occurs using the object.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Aaron Buss, University of Tennessee and Alexis McCraw, University of Tennessee (THE ...

Form and function are the legs on which Modern design has long stood. But a crop of new designers are turning this ethos on its head by creating objects that question the usefulness—or the lack ...