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Modern C++ best practices focus on improving security, expressiveness, and efficiency, capitalizing on features introduced in C++11 and later versions. It is fundamental to prefer RAII-based resource management (Resource Acquisition Is Initialization), using smart pointers like unique_ptr and shared_ptr instead of raw pointers and avoiding the use of naked new and delete. It is recommended to use std::make_unique and std::make_shared instead of direct new invocation and, in class design, follow the Rule of Zero or Six implementing as few special operations as possible and declaring the rest as =default or =delete.

Code should be clearer through consistent use of const and constexpr whenever possible to enable compile-time evaluation, which also improves performance. Use auto frequently to reduce verbosity and use uniform initialization with braces ({}) to avoid unwanted implicit conversions (narrowing conversions), as well as prefer nullptr instead of 0 or NULL. For data handling, it is advisable to apply move semantics to avoid expensive copies of large objects and prefer the use of STL containers and algorithms over manual loops and C-style arrays.

It is better to replace macros with language features like const, constexpr, inline functions, templates or namespaces, and for object-oriented programming, declare override in derived class virtual functions. Finally, for concurrency, it is common practice to prioritize task-based programming (std::async) and use std::atomic for concurrent data manipulation without explicit mutual exclusions. The application of these best practices is the cornerstone of the Ki-One Project, ensuring that our symbolic calculation and physics engine is not only powerful, but also safe, robust, and maintainable.