The C++ Static Initialization Order Fiasco (SIOF) can happen when 2 classes have static initializers and one classes static initializer calls the other class before its static initializer has been executed. The order of static initializer execution is determined by the linker.

SIOF Example

A parser that stores some regexes. Parser.h [code language="cpp"] class Parser { static std::map<std::string, Regex> regexs; } [/code] Parser.cpp [code language="cpp"] using … Continue Reading ››