CppCon 2019

Destructors are arguably the most important feature of C++. By allowing deterministic resource management, destructors enable proper cleanup at the right time. However, implementing destructors correctly can be challenging even for experienced developers, and ensuring destructors are optimized can be critical in high performance code. In this presentation, we’ll examine a series of real world destructors, including some from the C++ Standard Library, to generate a list of best practices.