cpp-coding-standards

Enforce modern C++ coding standards during code reviews by evaluating source files against the C++ Core Guidelines, checking for RAII enforcement, type safety, and idiomatic resource management. This ensures maintainable, performant, and memory-safe C++ code.

RAII, or Resource Acquisition Is Initialization, prevents memory-safety errors in C++ by binding resource lifetimes to object lifetimes. This Skill provides structured guidelines to replace raw pointers with smart pointers, ensuring proper resource cleanup and type safety.

Refactor raw pointers to smart pointers in C++ by applying the C++ Core Guidelines provided by this Skill. It facilitates refactoring by enforcing RAII principles and checking that class hierarchies follow the Rule of Five for proper resource management.

You can use these C++ Core Guidelines across various project contexts and scales. The Skill provides a comprehensive checklist for evaluating code quality, architectural decision-making, and interface design to write maintainable and performant C++ code.

Follow the Rule of Five in C++ class hierarchies whenever a class manages resources to ensure proper memory-safe copying and destruction. This Skill enforces this standard during architectural decision-making and refactoring to prevent resource leaks.

C++ code may have memory-safety errors if raw pointers bypass RAII or if class hierarchies ignore the Rule of Five. This Skill addresses these pitfalls by providing an authoritative checklist derived from the C++ Core Guidelines to enforce immutability and type safety.