Essential C++
By Stanley B. Lippman
Publisher : Addison Wesley
Pub Date : September 12, 2002
ISBN: 0-201-48518-4
Pages : 416
"Readers can pick up this book and become familiar with C++ in a short time. Stan has
taken a very broad and complicated topic and reduced it to the essentials that budding
C++ programmers need to know to write real programs. His case study is effective and
provides a familiar thread throughout the book." -Steve Vinoski, IONA
For the practicing programmer with little time to spare, Essential C++ offers a fast-track
to learning and working with C++ on the job. This book is specifically designed to bring
you up to speed in a short amount of time. It focuses on the elements of C++
programming that you are most likely to encounter and examines features and techniques
that help solve real-world programming challenges.
Essential C++ presents the basics of C++ in the context of procedural, generic, objectbased,
and object-oriented programming. It is organized around a series of increasingly
complex programming problems, and language features are introduced as solutions to
these problems. In this way you will not only learn about the functions and structure of
C++, but will understand their purpose and rationale.
You will find in-depth coverage of key topics such as:
• Generic programming and the Standard Template Library (STL)
• Object-based programming and class design
• Object-oriented programming and the design of class hierarchies
• Function and class template design and use
• Exception handling and Run-Time Type Identification
In addition, an invaluable appendix provides complete solutions to, and detailed
explanations of, the programming exercises found at the end of each chapter. A second
appendix offers a quick reference handbook for the generic algorithms, providing an
example of how each is used.
This concise tutorial will give you a working knowledge of C++ and a firm foundation on
which to further your professional expertise.