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The C++ Core Guidelines are a collaborative, living document of rules and best practices for writing modern C++ (C++11 and newer), led by Bjarne Stroustrup and Herb Sutter. It covers interfaces, resource and memory management, concurrency, error handling, templates, and more, and pairs with the Guidelines Support Library (GSL).

Use cases

• learn how to write modern C++ safely
• establish coding standards for a C++ team
• review C++ code against best practices
• reduce memory leaks and resource bugs in C++ projects
• find recommended patterns for C++ concurrency and error handling
• modernize a legacy C++ codebase

When to choose

• you write or review C++ and want authoritative, community-vetted best practices
• you are defining an organization-wide C++ style and safety policy
• you are teaching or learning modern C++ idioms

When to avoid

• you need an automated linter or enforcement tool rather than a document (though tools like clang-tidy implement these rules)
• you work primarily in another language
• you need strict, complete, formally verified rules - the document itself notes gaps and evolving sections

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