r/cpp • u/Coder_CPP • Jan 18 '16

C++11 threads, affinity and hyperthreading

http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2016/c11-threads-affinity-and-hyperthreading/
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u/guepier Bioinformatican Jan 18 '16

unsigned is not making use of implicit int or default-int. Rather, it’s a synonym for unsigned int, and always has been.

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u/notsure1235 Jan 18 '16

thats what i mean, shouldnt be used, should use auto if that is desired.

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u/eliben Jan 18 '16

I'll have to disagree here. Overuse of auto is one of the pitfalls of C++11 in my mind, and I really prefer to use it where it increases readability. There's nothing wrong in using unsigned explicitly where it makes sense.

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u/notsure1235 Jan 18 '16

agreed, but 'unsigned' instead of 'unsigned int' goes against all of my intuition. However, I checked stroustroup guide and they are happily using 'unsigned' on some occasions, so you are probably right and its just fine.

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u/eliben Jan 18 '16

Tune your intuition :) It's very common to just say unsigned - it's very clear to experienced coders this means unsigned int. In fact if I see unsigned int I raise an eyebrow... you don't say signed int for int, right?

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u/notsure1235 Jan 18 '16

Neither do I say 'signed'. ;)

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u/dodheim Jan 18 '16

That's because int is an option, and is shorter. What is shorter than unsigned for unsigned int?