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authorMartin Braun <martin.braun@ettus.com>2018-11-02 15:20:29 -0700
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Reviewed-By: Martin Braun <martin.braun@ettus.com>
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+* Prefer `.at()` over `[]` for maps and vectors. Keep in mind that `[]` will
+ invoke a default constructor of the value type, whereas `.at()` will throw
+ an exception if the index doesn't exist -- which is usually the desired
+ behaviour.
+
## Boost-specific Guidelines