Thinking in C++, Volume 2: Practical Programming

Bruce Eckelis the author ofThinking in C++, Volume I,and other books on C++. He served on the C++ Standards Committee, has published over 150 articles (many on C++) and has given C++ seminars worldwide. He is the president ofMindView, Inc.,which provides software consulting and training.

Chuck Allisonis former Senior Editor of theC/C++ Users Journaland author of the bookC/C++ Code Capsules.He served on the C++ Standards Committee more >>

Bruce Eckelis the author ofThinking in C++, Volume I,and other books on C++. He served on the C++ Standards Committee, has published over 150 articles (many on C++) and has given C++ seminars worldwide. He is the president ofMindView, Inc.,which provides software consulting and training.

Chuck Allisonis former Senior Editor of theC/C++ Users Journaland author of the bookC/C++ Code Capsules.He served on the C++ Standards Committee and is a professor of Computer Science at Utah Valley State College. He is president ofFresh Sources, Inc.,which specializes in software training and mentoring.

Use the full power of C++

• First Edition Winner 1996 Jolt Award for Best Book of the Year.
• Learn practical programming and best practices.
• Meet the difficult challenges of C++ development.
• Build reliable and robust programs.
• Design Patterns chapter shows sophisticated use of objects, composition and polymorphism.
• Provides a gentle introduction to multithreaded programming, a feature being considered for the next version of Standard C++.
• Defensive Programming chapter includes a simple unit-testing framework and debugging techniques.
• In-depth treatment of Standard C++ Library facilities including strings, iostreams, and the "STL" algorithms and containers.
• Modern usage of templates, including template metaprogramming.
• Unravels the perplexities of multiple inheritance.
• Shows practical uses for RTTI.
• Explores exception handling in depth and clearly explains exception-safe design.
• Compliant with the official ISO C++ Standard.
• Presents results of current research being considered for inclusion in the next revision of Standard C++.
• All code examples freely downloadable, tested on multiple platforms and compilers including the free GNU C++ compiler on Windows/Mac/Linux.

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Preface.

I. BUILDING STABLE SYSTEMS.

STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 1. Exception Handling.
STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 2. Defensive Programming.
STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 3. Debugging Techniques.

II. THE STANDARD C++ LIBRARY.

STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 4. Strings in Depth.
STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 5. Iostreams.
STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 6. Templates in Depth.
STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 7. STL Containers and Iterators.
STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 8. STL Algorithms.

III. ADVANCED TOPICS.

STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in;"> 9. Run-time Type Identification.
STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in;">10. Multiple Inheritance.
STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in;">11. Design Patterns.
STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in;">Appendix A: Recommended Reading.
STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in;">Appendix B: Etc.
STYLE="margin-left: 0.2in;">Index.
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