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Summary: VERY GOOD BOOK ABOUT STREAMBUFS !
Review: (sorry for my english) this book explain the streambuf's very good ! BUY IT !
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Summary: Explains streams in (sometimes) excruciating detail
Review: As the authors point out, the STL comprises about a third of the standard library, and the streams and locales portion another third, yet whereas there are dozens of books available describing STL, this is the only up-to-date treatment of streams and locales that I have come across.Fortunately, it's very well-written, by knowledgeable authors. The text is fairly dense reading, but it flows logically, and the information has not been put together this well anywhere else that I have seen. Chances are, if you are a C++ programmer, you use the streams library fairly regularly. You may not, however, be familiar with the details of the streams design. Similarly, my experience has been that I may have touched upon locales occasionally, but did not have a detailed grasp of the breadth of the design. Because of this, and because these may not be everyday issues, it is very valuable to have a detailed reference book to refer to when you need it. This book fits the bill very nicely.
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Summary: Best book on iostreams
Review: Calling this book "good" is an under statement. There is simply no other book that covers the iostream library to the level of detail found here. This is just an awesome book. The text has been a joy to read. Not exactly light reading but worth it. This book serves well as a tutorial and reference guide to the iostream. I haven't yet read the section on Locales but expect it to be of the same caliber. The last time a C++ book had such an impression was "The Annotated C++ Reference Manual" of many years ago. This book ranks right up there. Clearly, serious C++ developers will want to have this book in their C++ reference collection.
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Summary: More Than Streams
Review: First rate, well thought out and organized, once you recognize that (as the authors suggest) you need to read the second half of the book first. Indispensible companion to works on the STL and standard C++ library. I won't even lend my copy to my best friend.
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Summary: Unbelievable!
Review: I've never seen a more thorough book. It's amazing just how much information there is on one topic. If you really want to use the iostream library, you have to have this book.
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Summary: Add This Essential Book To Your Library
Review: In short: I would highly recommend that you add this book to your library of computer books, both as an educational and reference tool. It is Well-written: Easy to understand and follow concepts, many timely examples are found all through the text. It is Well-organized: Easy to navigate, information is organized into 'digestible chunks' to ease the learning and absorption process. It is Concise, yet thorough: No information overload, though it still presents (in a logical, easy-to-follow manner) a wealth of detailed information for the iostream programmer. It is Up-to-date: Published in January 2000. I have found it an invaluable and essential tool in learning and using the iostreams library, arguably one of the most-used libraries in the C++ Standard. This book will help you understand and use the iostream library to it's fullest potential, the way it was meant to be used. Don't get trapped by design errors due to misunderstanding or not knowing about features of iostreams: Get this book. I would also suggest The C++ Standard Library, by Nicolai M. Josuttis for information on all aspects of the STL.
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Summary: Too many redundant comments and words.
Review: The authors has excellent knowledge of the subject, but that is sadly not of benefit for this book, on the contrary it is its problem. The book seams to be written in the following way:
1. Rewrite iostreams header files as english text instead of c++.
2. If at any point, you can make a long remark about some detail, do so. The longer the better. Usually when an author it trying to make a book as thick as possible, it is done by adding redundant words to make it easier to read, not in this case, the sentenses have no flow, its just a large collection of words. I would recommend reading this book to anyone implementing the subject from scratch (for his own compiler) and to people stranded on desert islands. The rest of us can read existing header files, contemplate them and still have time to spare. Life is too short for spending time reading the same thing i just read, over and over again.
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Summary: Hidden Treasures
Review: The reason why I bought this book was the wish to learn more about the C++ Standard. When I held the book in my hand the first time I was not shure if it would be worth the time reading it. It seemed only be useful for a DOS - like software, not for my GUI problems. So I was very surprised in a good sense to read about ideas how to use IOStreams for GUI - internationalization (I18N), described on pages 175 and 225. The IOStreams library, as it is described by the authors, is a better answer to my I18N - problems than all other three GUI - libraries I know. It offers more flexibility. An other treasure was the techniqe of two-phase polymorphic dispatch described in this excellent book. This technique allows me a much more flexible design than in the past. If the customer asked for new features I often had to change my class hierarchy (and all classes in it) by adding new virtual functions. It is cumbersome if it is code of a library. The two-phase polymorphic dispatch shows an alternative. The third (but not the last) treasure are the appendices. They are a good reference for C++ refinements. The thought I perhaps would not have read this book worries me, I had missed a chance. Many thanks to the authors writing such an excellent book.
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Summary: Amazing book
Review: The title of the book says it all. This book delivers anything you could possibly want to know about streams and locales. The book might seem dry at times but im so glad I muddled through this book the first time; i cant imagine programming with out it! You will be able to write flawless file I/O thats easily extensible and maintainable. All with less code than the C-style I/O. Almost all C++ books teach C style I/O for some reason, and you will cringe at that after you absorb this book. You will be able use your new code with the STL seamlessly giving you even more robust and easy to maintain code. I still get giddy when i see how elegant and flawless your code can be when you use the standard library (the non-depracted part) to the fullest. The auther points out that some example code may not work on MSVC++ 6.0. Well, thats what i use and found little code i cant compile without modifications; and the code you cant compile you will be able to figure out good workaround right away if you know what VC 6.0 cant do; even I found good workarounds. You may think Iostreams and locales arent worth knowing about if you program windows apps. This is wrong. This book is good in so many ways, even the appendiecs were great source of new info. I still reach for this book at least once a week. This is my best buy period.
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Summary: Every serious streams programmer needs this book
Review: This book is *the* reference for IOstreams. It is for advanced programmers who need to extend the IOstreams framework. This book is not a tutorial or an introduction. It is not recommended for people to learn how to *use* IOstreams. It *is* a complete technical reference, covering every detail of how IOstreams work. I've had to use it a few times in my work, and each time I was able to find the information I needed very quickly (this is good, considering I've never read it through). I have not yet had to use the information on locales, but I expect it to be equally complete and well-organized. A *must* for any serious C++ programmer!
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