Smart Pointers in C++ Without Reference Counting

The Problem with Shallow Copying A simple smart pointer implementation that lacks reference counting can suffer from a critical flaw known as the double-free error. This occurs when a copy of the pointer is made, causing both the original and the copy to point to the same underlying resource. When either of these pointers goes out of scope, it ...

Posted on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:21:34 +0000 by Jove