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In its time, this book was almost as good as its counterpart on the Standard C Library.

Unfortunately, it has the tire tracks of language evolution all over it: While Plauger had good reason to believe that what he was covering would look very close to the final C++ Standard library, shortly after publication, the C++ standard comittee decided to integrate the STL into the standard after all, with such radical consequences for the standard that today, not a single page of this book might be accurate regarding the final standard.

As a result, this book has, at best, collectors' value. For a great treatment of the Standard C++ library, get Josuttis' _The C++ Standard Library_ instead.

I still maintain hope that, now that the C++ standard is finalized, Plauger will get around to redo his book to cover the standard in its final form. Id' buy it even if it were 1500 pages long and cost $100.

If you think that the STL will bring the end to the C++ standard library, I think you might be wrong. I don't know if I was wrong or not, but as a programmer who had grown up with the standard C++ library, I believe that there are a lot of life left in it. I started my career with C++, not C, but I do know that the standard library is the bridge that connect C++ and C, without it, anyone who come from C to C++ will have a lot of problem.

Because of this, what you need is a reference that cover all aspects of library in great detail. And I think this book had done a fine job with this. Like Mr. Plauger own "Standard C Library" book, this book's not just telling you what each function do, but it also provided source code for all of them. So, what is a better way to study and understand the standard library?

For me, this book has its place next to Stroustrup's The C++ Programming Language and Josuttis's The C++ Standard Library. (And now, I'm waiting for Mr.Plauger's upcoming STL book )

I said that this book was obsolete in '99 and now even Plauger has tacitly agreed. Check out his book on the STL. While the IO stuff in it is still germain, the collection stuff is totally out of date. This book is a waste of $. ...

This books includes a full describition of how to use all C++ libraries and their functions. If you are interested in learning the new powerful features of the C++ libraries, then this is an excellent book. This book has taught me how to use most of the new functions found in the C++ libraries which definately strenghtened my programming performance.

Anyone who thinks that STL (or anything else) has made this book obsolete needs to take a remedial C++ programming class. If you wish to understand an implementation of the standard library, this is the book by an author who help write the standard.

This book is definitely out of date. The standard library was completely revised by the adoption of STL. This book shouldn't be sold any more.

Even the sections marked as being future changes are obsolete. Don't buy this book. Get a book on STL instead.Plauger didn't make the big pile he thought he would off his 'standard' library. Hurray for HP and SGI.