January 2018
Intermediate to advanced
374 pages
9h 53m
English
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Why C++?
We begin this book by exploring some of the reasons for using C++ today. In short, C++ is a highly portable language which offers zero-cost abstractions. Furthermore, we believe that C++ provides programmers with the ability to write and manage large, expressive, and robust code bases. Let's explore the meaning of each of these properties.