One of the most powerful features of C++ is deterministic, scope based object lifetimes. Used properly, this can help ensure that your code is does not leak resources and is exception-safe. In this talk, I will show examples and discuss techniques that you can use to make your code simpler, easier to read, and more obviously correct.
We'll start with the basics of construction/destruction, move on to RAII and smart_pointers, then discuss exception safety, and finish up with a discussion about ownership when passing parameters.
Along the way, I will discuss the changes in C++11 and C+14 that make this style of programming easier.
