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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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    @BatmanAoD @Miaou It is just what you are used to.
    In C++ everything is a copy. Sometimes the compiler optimizes it away. clang-tidy may help. Having a clone() is very C-like.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    That's a common idiom but the default behaviour is still implicit copy, which, with VLAs and no smart pointers, makes things arguably worse than in c++

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