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Custom Unique Pointer Implementation

Medium · data_structures · Quant Developer interview question · c++, memory-management, pointers, raii

Deterministic memory management is essential in low-latency financial systems to eliminate garbage collection pauses and prevent resource leaks. The RAII (Resource Acquisition Is Initialization) idiom, encapsulated by smart pointers, ensures exclusive resource ownership and automatic cleanup, which is critical for maintaining stability in high-frequency trading environments. Task Implement a template class UniquePtr<T> that manages a dynamically allocated object with exclusive ownership semanti