C++ Gems: Programming Pearls from The C++ Report (SIGS Reference Library) [Paperback]

Stanley B. Lippman (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0135705819 | ISBN-13: 978-0135705810 | Publication Date: December 13, 1997 | Edition: 320

Stan Lippman, former C++ Report Editor (and best-selling author), brings you pearls of wisdom for getting the most out of C++. This carefully selected collection covers the first seven years of the C++ Report, from January 1989 through December 1995. It presents the pinnacle of writing on C++ by renowned experts in the field, and is a must-read for today's C++ programmer. It contains tips, tricks, proven strategies, easy-to-follow techniques, and usable source code.

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'Stan has assembled a truly remarkable collection, valuable not just for its historical interest but also for its technical merit. The time spent reading these articles will be valuable investment for anyone who uses C++.' Robert Murray, from the Foreword

Book Description

Stan Lippman, former C++ Report Editor (and best-selling author), brings you pearls of wisdom for getting the most out of C++. This carefully selected collection covers the first seven years of the C++ Report, from January 1989 through December 1995. It presents the pinnacle of writing on C++ by renowned experts in the field, and is a must-read for todayas C++ programmer. It contains tips, tricks, proven strategies, easy-to-follow techniques, and usable source code.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 628 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 320 edition (December 13, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0135705819
• ISBN-13: 978-0135705810
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,013,424 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #70 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > C > Language

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely not C++ for Dummies, August 5, 1997

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This review is from: C++ Gems: Programming Pearls from The C++ Report (SIGS Reference Library) (Paperback)

C++ has reached maturity and still doesn't know exactly what it wants to be. This makes C++ both difficult and rewarding. One can approach C++ as a medium for expressing programs, but the richer rewards come when C++ is approached as a medium for expressing design.

C++ Gems is an admirable collection of papers by masters of the art of balancing design against pragmatism. For those who want a comforting guiding voice, Koenig's "Ruminations on C++" is probably a better choice. But for those who want to cut a wide swath over all that C++ offers, at the level where each advance poses as poses as many problems as it solves, C++ Gems is hard to beat.<P

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, December 10, 2003

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This review is from: C++ Gems: Programming Pearls from The C++ Report (SIGS Reference Library) (Paperback)

Almost every article in there is still valid although it was written years a go. The greatest authors on OO programming and C++ edited by the GURU MARTIN, (Uncle Bob). If you consider yourself an OO P/A/D and C++ is of interest to you don't miss this book!! Oh and do yourself a favor get the more C++ gems too...

10 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The number ONE handbook to know how c++ really works, April 10, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: C++ Gems: Programming Pearls from The C++ Report (SIGS Reference Library) (Paperback)

This book is excellent for a beginner and part time programmer. I especially appriciate the index, which I use frequently during programming to find out how it really works! The book covers the essential parts in c++ with a very good depth. This is the ONE book to use as handbook during c++ development to find out how c++ really works. I sometimes miss some more good examples to describe commands idears etc. Some programming experience and OO thinking is necessary to get the most out of the book.