cpp-engineering

This skill improves modern C++ work across applications, libraries, tools, and low-level components.

Quick Start

1. Identify the standard level, compiler, build system, and target platform.
2. Inspect warning settings, sanitizers, tests, and ownership patterns before changing code.
3. Prefer modern C++ with clear lifetime management and explicit interfaces.
4. Validate with the project build, tests, and static analysis where available.

Core Rules

• Correctness and safety first, then maintainability, then performance.
• Prefer C++20 or the project standard when supported.
• Use RAII, value semantics, and standard library facilities before custom machinery.
• Avoid raw new or delete, hidden ownership, and macro-heavy abstractions when better options exist.
• Keep template complexity justified by real reuse or performance needs.

Focus Areas