This folder contains a link/reference entry for the C++ Core Guidelines.
Title: C++ Core Guidelines
Editors: Bjarne Stroustrup and Herb Sutter
Maintainer / original source: Standard C++ Foundation / isocpp
Official browsable version: https://isocpp.github.io/CppCoreGuidelines/CppCoreGuidelines
Official source repository: https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines
Current master snapshot when checked: 3166c4beb7ec711296479480d63ad99605a78239
Checked on: 2026-06-09 UTC
Local copy included: No
This is a link-only reference entry.
No local copy of the C++ Core Guidelines is included in this repository. The guidelines are a living document without a strict release cadence, so linking to the official source is preferable.
The C++ Core Guidelines are useful for learning and reviewing modern C++ best practices around:
- interfaces
- resource management
- memory safety
- type safety
- classes and class hierarchies
- error handling
- templates and generic programming
- concurrency
- the standard library
- gradual modernization of older C++ code
The official repository contains its own license file. This repository does not redistribute the guidelines locally and does not relicense the material.