a base class and is meant to be overridden in derived classes. When a function is marked as virtual, it enables runtime polymorphism, meaning the function that gets called is determined at runtime ...

Short Summary One can create a new (sub)class that inheriate properties of another class (base class), which allow the new (sub)class access/ call the functions that exist within the base class. C++ ...

Embedded C developers shy away from C++ out of concern for performance. The class construct is one of their main concerns. My previous article Code Craft – Embedding C++: Classes explored ...