About this title: More than three-quarters of a million programmers have benefited from this book in all of its editions Written by Bjarne Stroustrup, the creator of C++, this is the world's most trusted and widely read book on C++. For this special hardcover edition, two new appendixes on locales and standard library exception safety (also available at www ...
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Edition: 3rd ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780201700732ISBN:0201700735
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Date Published: 2000-02-01
ISBN-13:9780201700732ISBN:0201700735
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780201700732ISBN:0201700735
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Description: New. Based on the ANSI/ISO C++ standard, this book provides comprehensive coverage of all C++ language features and standard library components. Presented in a hardcover format, it also includes appendices on locales and standard library exception safety. read more
Description: New. Based on the ANSI/ISO C++ standard, this book provides comprehensive coverage of all C++ language features and standard library components. Presented in a hardcover format, it also includes appendices on locales and standard library exception safety. read more
Edition: Special
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: ADDISON WESLEY PUB CO INC
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780201700732ISBN:0201700735
Description: New. More than three-quarters of a million programmers have benefited from this book in all of its editions Written by Bjarne Stroustrup, the creator of C++, this is the world's most trusted and widely read book on C++. For this special hardcover edition, ... read more
Description: New. Based on the ANSI/ISO C++ standard, this book provides comprehensive coverage of all C++ language features and standard library components. Presented in a hardcover format, it also includes appendices on locales and standard library exception safety. read more
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Edition: 3rd
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional, UK
ISBN-13:9780201700732ISBN:0201700735
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"Do not try to learn C++ from this book. But get a copy and read it through when you have the basics down. Valuable advice is hidden throughout the book."
"This book is not for the beginner, but if you are serious about becoming proficient in C++ it is a must have. There are more advanced books out there, but this book acts as a bridge between the data structures that you should already know and those advanced topics that you may find yourself delving into."
"I've read the first, second, and third editions of this book. (Before I gave up my evil ways and switched to Java.) The most concise thing to say about the language can be summarized by placing the three volumes on the shelf next to each other. That makes it clear how much the scope of the language has expanded over time (approximately doubling on each edition). It's a sign of how tricky language design is -- Stroustrop was essentially forced to add some rather byzantine constructs over time to patch up non-obvious holes in the language that only emerged as it was more widely adopted. (For example, the hideous const_cast, static_cast, dynamic_cast, and the dangerously omnipotent reinterpret_cast.) The result is a language that had bloated out beyond its ideal simplicity into a tangle of syntax and semantics that early compilers couldn't even figure out.
With respect to the book itself, it's clearly written by a language designer, rather than a language user. It is not organized in a way to either teach the language or be a useful reference book to keep on your desk. But if you're implementing a compiler for C++ (may Thoth have mercy on your soul), then this is the place to start.
That said, it's as close to authoritative as it's possible to come, and it contains a lot of very valuable information. But what did really interest me, as I read it, are Stroustrop's thoughts on language design, objectives, and his justifications for why certain language features were introduced. (As ugly as some of them are, they are all there for a reason.) It's also an interesting case study in how good intentions can go awry because of unforseen consequences."
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