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		nickysielicki on July 6, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I have no constructor, and I must initialize My stance is just based on cpp core guidelines: https://isocpp.github.io/CppCoreGuidelines/CppCoreGuidelines... https://isocpp.github.io/CppCoreGuidelines/CppCoreGuidelines... std::reference_wrapper still can’t save you from yourself, but it’s better than violating the first link and ending up in this limbo that OP is talking about. See also: https://youtu.be/YxSg_Gzm-VQ (about 3:30 in)

lenkite on July 6, 2024 [–]

That link says nothing about std::reference_wrapper ?

nickysielicki on July 6, 2024 | [–]

I’m just saying, nothing up my sleeve, no arcane templatelord bullshit, this is isocpp: don’t use references in your structs because it’s subtly broken. It doesn’t mention reference wrappers but that’s the escape hatch.

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