6/4     Syzygryd Gala Fundraiser tonight at CELLspace!
        http://www.syzygryd.com/2010/syzygy-friday-june-4th-cellspace
        -dans

6/4     Is this valid C++ code?

        std::string getStr(void) {
            std::string str("foo");
            return str;
        }
        void foo(char *s);
        void bar(void) {
            foo(getStr().c_str());      // valid?
        }

        Will foo() receive a valid pointer?  Is there any dangling reference or
        memory leak?  Thanks.   --- old timer
        \_ Yes, this is fine (except for the const problem noted below).
           The temporary std::string object returned by getStr is destroyed
           at the end of the statement in which you called getStr.
           \_ It can be a pointer to inside the implementation--it doesn't have
              to alloc anything.
        \_ c_str() returns a const char*, not a char*.  foo needs to take a
           const char*, and does not need to deallocate anything (nor is it
           allowed to modify the contents of the char*). You can cast away the
           const for legacy functions that don't deal with const well as long
           as you know the function won't try to change the string.
           \_ So after I change foo() to "void foo(const char *s);", everything
              is good, right?  Thanks.  -- OP
              \_ Yep. -pp
              \_ for bonus points think about how many times the copy ctor
                 is used.
                 \_ One?  -- OP

6/5     Do we still have job recruitment/listing from alumni?  I seemed to remember
        they were in /cusa/pub/jobs ...
        \_ yeah thats where they used to be,  Back when the csua still cared
           about alumni contributions.