Templates in C++

Templates in C++ — a practical guide to C++ templates with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Templates enable static polymorphism and STL-style generic programming.

Template idea

template <typename T>
T max_value(T a, T b) {
    return (a < b) ? b : a;
}