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

~ Inc Taligent (Author)

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Product Description

A quick overview of Object-oriented program design, with special regard for operating-system development, this book will be of the greatest interest to those developers who are working with Taligent and its operating partners, as well as many other C++ programmers who are interested in a provocative summary of good OOP techniques.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Taligent Press (June 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201408880
• ISBN-13: 978-0201408881
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,024,528 in Books (See Bestsellers 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

By A Customer

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a few years old, it does mention namespaces and e.g. the dynamic_cast language construct, so it is certainly not outdated.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

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

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.