Code reviewMediumcr-g370

Subject Use after freeLevel Mid–Senior~20 minCommon in Code quality & review interviewsIndustries Software development, Computer games

Question

Review this C++ particle-buffer code. `first` aliases the front particle so we can keep nudging it while spawning more.

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Code to reviewcpp

1std::vector<Particle> particles;2particles.push_back(makeParticle());3Particle& first = particles.front();   // hold a reference4 5for (int i = 0; i < spawnCount; ++i) {6    particles.push_back(makeParticle()); // may reallocate7    first.energy *= 0.98f;               // decay the held one8}

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