Casey Muratori | Smart-Pointers, RAII, ZII? Becoming an N+2 programmer
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Casey Muratori argues against smart pointers and RAII, advocating grouped-element thinking, zero-is-initialization and stubs as better ways to structure memory and handle errors.
Why HN recommends it: HN commenters in memory management and language design threads cite it as the best explanation of group lifetimes versus per-object ownership.
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