Compare C Generic Techniques and C++ Smart-Pointer Ownership
Company: Netapp
Role: System Software Engineer
Category: Software Engineering Fundamentals
Difficulty: easy
Interview Round: Technical Screen
Overview: Compare type-generic techniques in C using void pointers, macros, and callbacks with ownership mechanisms in modern C++. Explain why C lacks native overloads, then contrast unique and shared smart pointers, move-only ownership, control blocks, weak references, and cycle risks.
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