More Exceptional C++

Preface

The Greek philosopher Socrates taught by asking his students questions—questions designed to guide them and help them draw conclusions from what they already knew, and to show them how the things they were learning related to each other and to their existing knowledge. This method has become so famous that we now call it the “Socratic method.” From our point of view as students, Socrates' approach involves us, makes us think, and helps us relate and apply what we already know to new information.

This book takes a page from Socrates, as did its predecessor, Exceptional C++ [Sutter00]. It assumes you're involved in some aspect of writing production C++ software today, and uses a question-answer format to teach you how to make effective use ...