February 2021
Intermediate to advanced
1312 pages
37h 6m
English
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I THANK THE JOHN WILEY & SONS AND WROX PRESS editorial and production teams for their support. Especially, thank you to Jim Minatel, executive editor at Wiley, for giving me a chance to write this fifth edition; Kelly Talbot, project editor, for managing this project; and Kim Wimpsett, copy editor, for improving readability and consistency and making sure the text is grammatically correct.
Thanks to technical editor Hannes Du Preez for checking the technical accuracy of the book. His contributions in strengthening this book are greatly appreciated.
A very special thank you to technical editor Peter Van Weert for his outstanding contributions. His considerable advice and insights have truly elevated this book to a higher level.
Of course, the support and patience of my parents and my brother were very important in finishing this book. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to my employer, Nikon Metrology, for supporting me during this project.
Finally, I thank you, the reader, for trying this approach to professional C++ software development.
—MARC GREGOIRE
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