Ruminations on C++: A Decade of Programming Insight and Experience: Reflections on a Decade of C++ Programming

Ruminations on C++ concentrates on the key C++ ideas and programming techniques--skimming the cream--to let you understand the "why" and not just the "how" of C++ programming. You need not be an expert C++ programmer to find solid fodder here, yet even experts need not fear overgrazing: You will find something worth chewing on in every chapter.

This should be your next C++ book, because it

• covers a broad range of C++ ideas and techniques, from detailed code examples to design principles and philosophy

• shows how to think about programming in C++, not just how to follow rules

• explains the motivation behind its examples; sometimes even solving the same problem in two different ways

• covers both object-oriented programming and generic programming

• explains the ideas behind the Standard Template Library, which is the most important recent innovation in C++.

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