FAQ 24.08 Are there techniques that increase the likelihood that the compiler-synthesized assignment operator will be right?

Following a few simple rules helps the compiler to synthesize assignment operators that do the right thing. Without an assignment operator discipline, developers will need to provide an explicit assignment operator for too many classes, because the compiler-synthesized version will be incorrect an unnecessarily large percentage of the time.

The following FAQs provide guidelines for an assignment operator discipline that we have found to be effective and practical.