May 2013
Intermediate to advanced
1376 pages
47h 26m
English
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Preface
All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection, except for the problem of too many layers of indirection.
– David J. Wheeler
C++ feels like a new language. That is, I can express my ideas more clearly, more simply, and more directly in C++11 than I could in C++98. Furthermore, the resulting programs are better checked by the compiler and run faster.
In this book, I aim for completeness. I describe every language feature and standard-library component that a professional programmer is likely to need. For each, I provide:
• Rationale: What kinds of problems is it designed to help solve? What principles underlie the design? What are the fundamental limitations?
• Specification: What is its definition? The ...