Taligent's Guide to Designing Programs: Well-Mannered Object-Oriented Design in C++ [Paperback]

Inc Taligent (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1994

The Taligent operating system is a commercial software system based entirely on object-oriented technology. This guide is a developer's-eye view of the system. It introduces new concepts of programming and empowers developers to create software more productively. Out of their direct experience in developing the system, the authors focus on global issues of object-oriented design and writing C++ programs and the specific issues of programming in the Taligent operating environment. This guide assumes that the reader is an experienced C++ programmer and proceeds from there to explore fully "the Taligent way" of programming.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Taligent Press (June 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201408880
• ISBN-13: 978-0201408881
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,148,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guideline for developing a good C++ style, November 2, 1998

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This review is from: Taligent's Guide to Designing Programs: Well-Mannered Object-Oriented Design in C++ (Paperback)

This book is an excellent choice to aid in the development of a consistent C++ coding and design style for your corporate C++ engineers. The book is compact, offers consistent naming and coding guidelines and has the authority to motivate your engineers to adopt their design and coding style.

I would also suggest this book for any C++ programmer working on a smaller project. This book can be compared to Scott Meyers Effective C++, but it will require a higher level of understanding of the language. Although it is already a few years old, it does mention namespaces and e.g. the dynamic_cast language construct, so it is certainly not outdated.

I recommend this book to any professional C++ programmer.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An important cornerstone to any new C++ project, August 25, 1997

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Eric Richards (Washington State, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taligent's Guide to Designing Programs: Well-Mannered Object-Oriented Design in C++ (Paperback)

This book provides clear and concise guidelines for developing C++ applications. If you are beginning a new C++ project, I can't emphasize how important it is to read through this book and adopt what you can from it.

Understand that experience in object oriented development is still a rare thing and that the authors share what they have learned over the years. This is precious information, ranging from class naming conventions to classic class design mistakes.

I'm a proponent of this book. The easiest thing that you could do, rather than wasting time developing your own in-house style and rule book, is buy a bunch of Taligent's books and pass them out. It will be a big money saver for your team in the long (perhaps even short) run.