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Working with Smart Pointers: unique_ptr, shared_ptr, and weak_ptr

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In this chapter, you’ll learn more about memory management using the smart pointers unique_ptr, shared_ptr, and weak_ptr.

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Villela, R. (2020). Working with Smart Pointers: unique_ptr, shared_ptr, and weak_ptr. In: Introducing Mechanisms and APIs for Memory Management . Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5416-5_4

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