Ruminations on C++: A Decade of Programming Insight and Experience - Softcover

Koenig, Andrew; Moo, Barbara E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201423391 ISBN 13: 9780201423396

Publisher: Addison Wesley, 1996

Synopsis

A book that stands out from the herd. Ruminations on C++ concentrates on the key C++ ideas and programming techniques--skimming the cream--to let you understand the "why" and not just the "how" of C++ programming. You need not be an expert C++ programmer to find solid fodder here, yet even experts need not fear overgrazing: You will find something worth chewing on in every chapter. This should be your next C++ book, because it *covers a broad range of C++ ideas and techniques, from detailed code examples to design principles and philosophy *shows how to think about programming in C++, not just how to follow rules *explains the motivation behind its examples; sometimes even solving the same problem in two different ways *covers both object-oriented programming and generic programming *explains the ideas behind the Standard Template Library, which is the most important recent innovation in C++. This book comes to you from two people who started using C++ when its entire user community could still fit in one room. Both of them have contributed significantly to the evolution of C++. 0201423391B04062001

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About the Author

Andrew Koenig is a member of the Large-Scale Programming Research Department at AT&T's Shannon Laboratory, and the Project Editor of the C++ standards committee. A programmer for more than 30 years, 15 of them in C++, he has published more than 150 articles about C++, and speaks on the topic worldwide.

Barbara E. Moo is an independent consultant with 20 years' experience in the software field. During her nearly 15 years at AT&T, she worked on one of the first commercial products ever written in C++, managed the company's first C++ compiler project, and directed the development of AT&T's award-winning WorldNet Internet service business.

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From the Back Cover

A book that stands out from the herd.

Ruminations on C++ concentrates on the key C++ ideas and programming techniques--skimming the cream--to let you understand the "why" and not just the "how" of C++ programming. You need not be an expert C++ programmer to find solid fodder here, yet even experts need not fear overgrazing: You will find something worth chewing on in every chapter.

This should be your next C++ book, because it

• covers a broad range of C++ ideas and techniques, from detailed code examples to design principles and philosophy

• shows how to think about programming in C++, not just how to follow rules

• explains the motivation behind its examples; sometimes even solving the same problem in two different ways

• covers both object-oriented programming and generic programming

• explains the ideas behind the Standard Template Library, which is the most important recent innovation in C++.

This book comes to you from two people who started using C++ when its entire user community could still fit in one room. Both of them have contributed significantly to the evolution of C++.

0201423391B04062001

Edition details

• Publisher: Addison Wesley
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201423391
• ISBN 13: 9780201423396
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400