C++ Cookbook - O'Reilly's Latest Release
- From: Kathryn Barrett <kathrynb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 22:14:10 GMT
C++ Recipes Spell Freedom from Mundane Tasks
O'Reilly Releases "C++ Cookbook"
Sebastopol, CA--C++ has earned a reputation for being one of the more
difficult languages to learn. Those who master it, however, are not just
gluttons for punishment, but are able to organize and process information
with amazing efficiency and quickness. Powerful, highly flexible, and
adaptable for use in a wide variety of projects, C++ doggedly maintains
its position as one of the most popular programming languages in the
world. As is the case with many languages, there exists an abundance of
good C++ reference books and tutorials for programmers to draw upon, but
far too few resources for the programmer who wants expert advice on how to
accomplish common programming tasks in an effective and proven manner.
The "C++ Cookbook" (O'Reilly, US $44.95) by D. Ryan Stephens, Christopher
Diggins, Jonathan Turkanis, and Jeff Cogswell, fills this void nicely. The
book presents a wealth of solutions to everyday C++ programming problems.
Coauthor Chris Diggins observes that the "C++ Cookbook" is long overdue,
adding, "The C++ book market primarily consists of either 'gotcha' or
'reference' books. As a professional developer, I usually don't want to
know ten different ways of doing things, or ten different ways not to do
something. I want to know the most effective way to accomplish a specific
task as fast as possible. This is something I feel that the 'C++ Cookbook'
does well, and is one of the first books to even attempt to address a wide
variety of common programming tasks. This is why I was so excited to
participate in its development."
Most C++ programmers, whether experienced or newly initiated, are familiar
with the sorts of things they have to rewrite on each new project: date
and time parsing/arithmetic, string and text, working with files, parsing
XML, using the standard containers, and so on. These are the kinds of
problems the "C++ Cookbook" covers. In some cases--such as data and time
arithmetic--the standard library contains very little support. In
others--e.g. string manipulation--the standard library contains
functionally rich classes, but it can't do everything and some very common
tasks are cumbersome.
In the "C++ Cookbook," the authors provide solutions that reflect current
best practices in C++ programming. They focus on performance and
portability, with a strong emphasis on formal and ad hoc standards. "One
of C++'s strengths is that there are many ways to do the same thing, but
this can muddy the waters for novices," notes coauthor Stephens. "We wrote
this book to provide ready-made solutions to common problems using the
best practices so readers can look up a problem, read the solution, tailor
it to his or her needs, and take away some useful wisdom." Many of the
solutions take advantage of the C++ standard library. The authors also
cover the Boost libraries, which represent some of the best thinking in
the world of C++.
In creating their code examples, the authors strove for simplicity,
portability, and performance. Topics covered in the book include: working
with numbers, dates and times, stream-based input/output, exception
handling, building applications with make, multithreading, standard
library algorithms and containers, internationalization, and the Boost
build system.
The "C++ Cookbook" is written in a straightforward format, featuring
recipes that apply not to hypothetical situations, but to those that
programmers are likely to encounter. A detailed explanation then follows
each recipe in order to show readers how and why the solution works. This
question-solution-discussion format is a proven teaching method, freeing
programmers from mundane, time-consuming problems so they can turn their
talents to more interesting work.
Additional Resources:
Chapter 10, "Streams and Files," is available online at:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/cplusplusckbk/chapter/index.html
For more information about the book, including table of contents, index,
author bios, and samples, see:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/cplusplusckbk/
For a cover graphic in JPEG format, go to:
ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/0596007612.jpg
C++ Cookbook
D. Ryan Stephens, Christopher Diggins, Jonathan Turkanis, and Jeff
Cogswell
ISBN: 0-596-00761-2, 573 pages, $44.95 US, $62.95 CA
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