In this article, I’ll show you several ways to change from compile-time constants to runtime constants. The reverse process is as easy—and this is important, since after profiling, you might decide to ...

The time it takes to translate a program from source language into machine language. Linker time may also be included in compile time. See compile and linker. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

A program that fails a compile-time assertion simply fails to compile. Unlike an assert call, which must appear in a function body, preprocessor directives can appear anywhere—globally, locally, or ...