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		gpderetta on April 7, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: All C++20 core language features with examples There is no problem using raw pointers for non owning pointers. Also a lot of safe abstractions can be built on top of raw pointers (and smart pointers are obviously an example). Pragmatism beats dogmatism in practice.

whimsicalism on April 7, 2021 [–]

> no problem using raw pointers for non owning pointers

No problem, but also little to no benefit. Why get in the habit of using them when you don't have to?

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