e015: Not dumb pointers

Published: June 18, 2016, 12:07 a.m.

Box, String, Vec, Rc, and Arc have this in common: they\u2019re not dumb.

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This episode, we take a close look at smart pointer types\u2014from a few we\u2019ve already talked about, like Box, Vec, and String, to some new ones, like Rc and Arc.

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  • What smart pointers are, and what makes them \u2018smart\u2019.
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  • Why we want or need smart pointers.
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  • A bit about Box.
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  • A lot more about Rc and Arc.
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