Praise for More Effective C++: 35 New Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs
"This is an enlightening book on many aspects of C++: both the regions of the language you seldom visit, and the familiar ones you THOUGHT you understood. Only by understanding deeply how the C++ compiler interprets your code can you hope to write robust software using this language. This book is an invaluable resource for gaining that level of understanding. After reading this book, I feel like I've been through a code review with a master C++ programmer, and picked up many of his most valuable insights."
Fred Wild, Vice President of Technology, Advantage Software Technologies
"This book includes a great collection of important techniques for writing programs that use C++ well. It explains how to design and implement the ideas, and what hidden pitfalls lurk in some obvious alternative designs. It also includes clear explanations of features recently added to C++. Anyone who wants to use these new features will want a copy of this book close at hand for ready reference."
Christopher J. Van Wyk, Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science, Drew University
"Industrial strength C++ at its best. The perfect companion to those who have read Effective C++."
Eric Nagler, C++ Instructor and Author, University of California Santa Cruz Extension
"More Effective C++ is a thorough and valuable follow-up to Scott's first book, Effective C++. I believe that every professional C++ developer should read and commit to memory the tips in both Effective C++ and More Effective C++. I've found that the tips cover poorly understood, yet important and sometimes arcane facets of the language. I strongly recommend this book, along with his first, to developers, testers, and managers ... everyone can benefit from his expert knowledge and excellent presentation."
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Stephen C. Dewhurst, C++ Gotchas: Avoiding Common Problems in Coding and Design
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Brian W. Kernighan/Rob Pike, The Practice of Programming
S. Keshav, An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking: ATM Networks, the Internet, and the Telephone Network
John Lakos, Large-Scale C++ Software Design
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Robert B. Murray, C++ Strategies and Tactics
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John K. Ousterhout, Tcl and the Tk Toolkit
Craig Partridge, Gigabit Networking
Radia Perlman, Interconnections, Second Edition: Bridges, Routers, Switches, and Internetworking Protocols
Stephen A. Rago, UNIX System V Network Programming
Eric S. Raymond, The Art of UNIX Programming
Marc J. Rochkind, Advanced UNIX Programming, Second Edition
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W. Richard Stevens/Gary R. Wright, TCP/IP Illustrated Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set
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35 New Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs
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Meyers, Scott (Scott Douglas)
More effective C++: 35 new ways to improve your programs and
designs / Scott Meyers.
p. cm.(Addison-Wesley professional computing series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-201-63371-X (paperback: alk. paper)