Most crucial elements in a light-weight C++ coding standard [closed]

Answer 1

Use C++ casts instead of C casts

use:

• static_cast
• const_cast
• reinterpret_cast
• dynamic_cast

but never C-style casts.

How it clearly facilitates safer code, which minimizes the risk of enigmatic bugs, which increases maintainability, etc.

Each cast has limited powers. E.g., if you want to remove a const (for whatever reason), const_cast won't change the type at the same time (which could be a bug difficult to find).

Also, this enables a reviewer to search for them and then, the coder to justify them if needed.