The Elements of C++ Style (Sigs Reference Library) [Paperback]

Trevor Misfeldt (Author), Gregory Bumgardner (Author), Andrew Gray (Author), Luo Xiaoping (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0521893089 | ISBN-13: 978-0521893084 | Publication Date: February 16, 2004 | Edition: 1

The Elements of C++ Style is for all C++ practitioners, especially for those working in teams where consistency is critical. Just as Strunk and White's The Elements of Style provides rules of usage for writing in the English language, this text furnishes a set of rules for writing in C++. The authors offer a collection of standards and guidelines for creating solid C++ code that will be easy to understand, enhance and maintain. The book provides conventions for formatting, naming, documentation, programming, and packaging for the latest ANSI standard of C++, and also includes discussion of advanced topics such as templates. Trevor Misfeldt is co-author of Elements of Java Style (Cambridge, 2000) and CEO of CenterSpace Software. Gregory Bumgardner is a Freelance Consultant with twenty-five years of experience in software design and implementation. He is co-author of Elements of Java Style (Cambridge, 2000). Andrew Gray is Director of Engineering for Intellichem, Inc. He was previously Software Engineering Manager and Technology Evangelist at Rogue Wave Software, where he led the development of XML infrastructure solutions.

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"If you are looking for a book that covers all the major C++ writing styles, gives you insight into their applicable cases, and guides you in their application to a wide set of usage scenarios, this is the book." ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes

Book Description

The Elements of C++ Style is for all C++ practitioners, especially for those working in teams where consistency is critical. Just as Strunk and White's The Elements of Style provides rules of usage for writing in the English language, this text furnishes a set of rules for writing in C++. The authors offer a collection of standards and guidelines for creating solid C++ code, using the latest ANSI standard, that will be easy to understand, enhance and maintain.

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (February 16, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521893089
• ISBN-13: 978-0521893084
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #652,771 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All the "elements" of a great book, January 14, 2007

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This review is from: The Elements of C# Style (Paperback)

If you are new to C# or are wanting to start writing cleaner, more efficient, more professional, and just plain smarter code, this is a must-read. These guys definitely know their stuff and give some excellent tips. It's light and quick-read, easy to pick up and read a bit during down times, short enough to power through in one sitting, and serves as a great reference. For the money, this is one of the best books I've bought in a long time.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Small in size, large in content, June 30, 2004

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This review is from: The Elements of C++ Style (Sigs Reference Library) (Paperback)

This book is too small to be used as a physical weapon in the "style wars." Nevertheless, it is large in terms of content. Nearly all of the areas of style differences and disputes are covered. The authors do a good job in presenting their solutions to style difference problems without resorting to evangelical techniques. They express their opinions, justify them and then move on to the next style issue. Small segments of code, demonstrating both the right and wrong ways, are used to illustrate the point.
The issues are placed into several groups:

* General principles.
* Formatting conventions.
* Naming conventions.
* Programming principles.
* Programming conventions.
* Packaging conventions.

The 175 style issues are summarized into a set of short rules at the end of the book, which makes it easier to find specific elements.
This book is not a bible, setting down the commandments for the proper style to be used in creating C++ code. It is a set of suggestions, and if you read it with that in mind, you will find this book of value.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable Tool, December 12, 2007

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This review is from: The Elements of C# Style (Paperback)

I've been working with C# since before it was in pre-release, and I still find myself cracking this book open a couple of times a week to look over the formatting recommendations it makes. The consistency I get by using this tool (book) makes my code easier to review by others, and easier to follow when I have to go back and fix bugs. I keep a copy of it on my desk at work and at home, and a third copy in my laptop bag. The index is great and I never have a problem finding what I need almost instantly. In fact, I often read the sections around the one I need as a quick review. I really love it.