A Comprehensive Guide to Modern C++ Programming
If you’re a C++ programmer looking to stay ahead of the curve, The C++ Programming Language by Bjarne Stroustrup is an essential addition to your bookshelf. In this fourth edition, the creator of C++ himself dives deep into the latest C++11 standard, providing a meticulous and richly explained overview of the language’s facilities, abstraction mechanisms, standard libraries, and key design techniques.
What’s New in C++11?
This edition covers a wealth of new features introduced in C++11, including:
- Support for concurrency and regular expressions
- Resource management pointers, random numbers, and improved containers
- General and uniform initialization, simplified for-statements, and move semantics
- Unicode support, lambdas, and general constant expressions
- Control over class defaults, variadic templates, and user-defined literals
Stroustrup doesn’t just explain the new features; he also provides insightful guidance on how to effectively integrate them into your coding practice, promoting deeper understanding through extensive cross-references and carefully crafted examples.
Comprehensive Coverage
Beyond the new additions, The C++ Programming Language offers a comprehensive exploration of the language’s core concepts and techniques. You’ll find in-depth coverage of:
- Basic facilities: types, objects, scope, storage, and computation fundamentals
- Modularity through namespaces, source files, and exception handling
- C++ abstraction, including classes, class hierarchies, and templates
- The Standard Library: containers, algorithms, iterators, utilities, and more
- The C++ basic memory model, explained in detail
“Stroustrup presents concise, ‘pure C++11’ examples, which have been carefully crafted to clarify both usage and program design.” – Amazon Editorial Review
Whether you’re transitioning from C++98 or another language, or you’re an experienced C++11 programmer seeking to expand your knowledge, this book is an indispensable resource. With its enhanced, layflat binding and increased durability, The C++ Programming Language is designed to be a trusted companion on your journey through the ever-evolving world of C++ programming.
