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Deep Copy in C++: How to Avoid Shallow Copy Pitfalls

Tutorial April 11, 2025

This causes both a.data and b.data to point to the same memory. When both destructors run, delete is called twice on the same pointer — undefined behavior!

A deep copy duplicates the actual data pointed to, not just the pointer.