In C, on a small embedded system, is there any reason not to do the following? const char * filter_something(const char * original, const int max_length) { static char buffer[BUFFER_SIZE]; // Che...

I want to create a struct in swift that has a small fixed number of values (say 16 floats) as instance data. It is required that this struct not store these values on the heap, so that the address ...

I'm trying to statically allocate some structures, each containing two members: a pointer to an array of structures, and the size of that array. Here's a working version of the code: #define ARRA...

Is std::array<int,10> (without myself using new) guaranteed to be allocated in the stack rather then the heap by the C++-Standard? To be clear, I do not mean new std::array<int, 10>. I...

Why do Objective-c objects have to be dynamically allocated? Why do I have to make it a pointer to an object, unlike in C++ I can create them on stack? Thanks.

This is from a small library that I found online: const char* GetHandStateBrief(const PostFlopState* state) { static std::ostringstream out; // ... rest of the function ... return out.str().c...