I’m all about that guard‑rails dance. First thing I do is slice the code into tiny, pure functions so I can reason about every array bound in isolation. Then I run a static analyzer every commit—clang‑tidy, cppcheck, whatever catches off‑by‑one before the compiler does. After that I write fuzz tests that feed random strings into every buffer and watch the sanitizer bite me. I never touch a GUI for input, I pull data through plain text streams and parse it myself, because parsing is where the real overflow bugs hide. Finally, I keep a habit of writing my own bounds‑checked wrappers around every raw memory call, so I can see the call stack when a bad pointer slips through. If you’re still relying on raw C arrays, consider moving to std::array or std::vector and let the compiler enforce the limits for you. Keeps the code clean, the bugs out, and my coffee strong enough to stay awake through the night.

Got it, I’ll add a null guard to every wrapper, and lock the arrays with a mutex before any thread walks in. If a race sneaks in, it’ll be caught on the first compile instead of after a night of debugging. Coffee stays single‑shot, thanks.

Will do—I'll walk the code one more time and trace every lock to make sure it’s paired. If a path slips through, the compiler’s own warnings will bite me before any real bug shows up. That way the night shift stays predictable, not a guessing game.