C / C++ compiler warnings: do you clean up all your code to remove them or leave them in?

Question

I\'ve worked on many projects where I\'ve been given code by others to update. More often than not I compile it and get about 1,000+ compiler warnings. When I see compiler w

Answer 1

Always clean up all warnings or explicitly suppress them if needed. The default settings for warnings should be highest possible when compiling (level 4 on VS for example).