Alok is a long time C & C++ enthusiast. He wrote his first commercial C++ program more than a decade ago and has been in love with C++ ever since. He is known to dabble in Java, Pro-C, SQL, PLSQL, Unix scripting & many more languages. He has worked in various technical roles ranging from a Programmer to a Solutions architect. In his spare time he loves answering questions, especially on C & C++.

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SO Milestones:

• c++ Gold Badge (18/07/2011)
• c Gold Badge (02/01/2011)
• legendary Legendary Badge (29/05/2012)

Some personal favorite answers:-

• Why I can't initialize non-const static member or static array in class?
• When to mark a function in C++ as a virtual?
• Previous definition error
• Destructor not invoked when an exception is thrown in the constructor

Contribution to c++-faq :-

• What are Access specifiers? Should I inherit with private,protected or public?
• Why should one replace default new and delete operators?
• How should I write ISO C++ Standard conformant custom new and delete operators?
• What is this weird colon-member syntax in the constructor?
• What is the difference between char a[] = "string"; and "char *p = string;"

External links he likes/recommends:

• C++ Faq
• Bjarne Stroustrup's C++ Style and Technique FAQ
• Bjarne Stroustrup's general faq
• C-Faq
• Clockwise Spiral Rule
• What Every Programmer Should Know About Floating-Point Arithmetic