Thread-Safe Initialization - Static Variables with Block Scope
Explore thread-safe initialization of static variables with block scope in C++11. Understand how this feature underpins the Meyers Singleton pattern and why compiler support is essential to avoid multiple instances in concurrent environments.
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Static variables with block scope will be created exactly once and lazily (i.e. created just at the moment of the usage). This characteristic is the basis of the so-called Meyers Singleton, named after ...