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Following the success of Who's Afraid of C++? and Who's Afraid of Java?, Steve Heller's new Who's Afraid of More C++? continues to explore the most important commercial programming language in use today, this time with an emphasis on software engineering with C++. This is not only a continuation of Who's Afraid of C++?, a basic introduction to the C++ programming language, but is also a guide for developing serious C++ programs. In Who's Afraid of More C++?, the reader is introduced to the more complex and challenging aspects of software engineering with C++, which prepares the reader for real world programming success. Who's Afraid of More C++? also introduces readers to difficult C++ topics such as inheritance, polymorphism, and the effective use of pointers. What makes the Who's Afraid of? series unique is the participation of a real-life novice who contributes to the project by actually studying the content and commenting to the author during the writing process. These comments become part of the final book, providing unique insight into the learning process. If you've looked at other programming books and found them either too hard or too fluffy, try this one - you won't be disappointed! CD-ROM included. System Requirements: PC Compatible 386 or better, 16 MB of RAM and Windows 95 or DOS.
The C++ standard library, even the subset known as the STL, is vast. It's next to impossible to work with the STL without some sort of reference at your side to remind you of template parameters, function invocations, return types--indeed, the entire myriad of details you need to know in order to use the STL effectively and get work done. You need a memory-aid. Books that cover the standard library and the STL tend to be quite heavy and large, describing each aspect of the STL in detail. Such books are great when you're not familiar with the library, but get in the way when you simply need to remind yourself of a function name, or the order in which you pass arguments to a function. Programmers familiar with the STL need a small, lightweight memory-aid. That's what the STL Pocket Reference is. It's small, lightweight, and chock-full of information that you can take in at a glance, so you can get on with your work.
C++ is a complex language with many subtle facets. This is especially true when it comes to object-oriented and template programming. The C++ Pocket Reference is a memory aid for C++ programmers, enabling them to quickly look up usage and syntax for unfamiliar and infrequently used aspects of the language. The book's small size makes it easy to carry about, ensuring that it will always be at-hand when needed. Programmers will also appreciate the book's brevity; as much information as possible has been crammed into its small pages. C++ Pocket Reference is useful to Java and C programmers making the transition to C++, or who find themselves occasionally programming in C++. The three languages are often confusingly similar. This book enables programmers familiar with C or Java to quickly come up to speed on how a particular construct or concept is implemented in C++. Together with its companion STL Pocket Reference, the C++ Pocket Reference forms one of the most concise, easily-carried, quick-references to the C++ language available.
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(1)Regular expressions are an extremely powerful tool for manipulating text and data. They are now standard features in a wide range of languages and popular tools, including Perl, Java, VB.NET and C# (and any language using the .NET Framework), PHP, Python, Ruby, Tcl, MySQL, awk, and Emacs. If you don't use regular expressions yet, you will discover in this book a whole new world of mastery over your data. If you already use them, you'll appreciate this book's unprecedented detail and breadth of coverage. If you think you know all you need to know about regular expressions, this book is a stunning eye-opener. A command of regular expressions is an invaluable skill. Yet what is power in the hands of an expert can be fraught with peril for the unwary. Mastering Regular Expressions will help you navigate the minefield to becoming an expert.
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Abrahams and Gurtovoy have written something close to a classic! marvelous fun to read! Read the complete book review by Jack J. Woehr, Dr. Dobbs Journal, June 03, 2005 If you're like me you're excited by what people do with template metaprogramming (TMP) but are frustrated at the lack of clear guidance and powerful tools. Well this is the book we've been waiting for. With help from the excellent Boost Metaprogramming Library David and Aleksey take TMP from the laboratory to the workplace with readable prose and practical examples showing that "compile-time STL" is as able as its runtime counterpart. Serving as a tutorial as well as a handbook for experts this is the book on C++ template metaprogramming." --Chuck Allison Editor The C++ Source C++ Template Metaprogramming sheds light on the most powerful idioms of today's C++ at long last delivering practical metaprogramming tools and techniques into the hands of the everyday programmer. A metaprogram is a program that generates or manipulates program code. Ever since generic programming was introduced to C++ programmers have discovered myriad "template tricks" for manipulating programs as they are compiled effectively eliminating the barrier between program and metaprogram. While excitement among C++ experts about these capabilities has reached the community at large their practical application remains out of reach for most programmers. This book explains what metaprogramming is and how it is best used. It provides the foundation you'll need to use the template metaprogramming effectively in your own work. This book is aimed at any programmer who is comfortable with idioms of the Standard Template Library (STL). C++ power-users will gain a new insight into their existing work and a new fluency in the domain of metaprogramming. Intermediate-level programmers who have learned a few advanced template techniques will see where these tricks fit in the big picture and will gain the conceptual foundation to use them with d
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