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Summary: Mediocre
Review: Apparently, this book was done in a haste. The title could not have come from the author. There is not much ground stuff such as what a function object really is and how to use it. There is not much up stuff such as how a particular algorithm is implemented, either. The examples presented are too easy going and shallow. Some "IN_DEPTH" sections in the book are OK.
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Summary: Schildt does it again
Review: As a software professional, one of my pet peeves is the lack of communication skills in my profession. Fortunately, Schildt has a great communication style and makes almost any technical material clear and obvious. This book is no exception. After attempting STL several times before, I finally got it right with this book. I did not have to read every section to get the benefit either. I simply started in the section I needed at the time and was able to get my code up and going quickly. This is the place evryone should start when tackling STL!!
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Summary: Great STL book with good examples
Review: By far the best STL book that I have come across so far, with some useful examples. I use "C/C++ Programmers Reference" by Herbert Schildt as a quick reference but turn to this book when in need of more detail and examples.
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Summary: Excellent Reference/Introduction to STL
Review: Coming from a strong C background with some basic knowledge of C++. This book has been an excellent introduction and reference to the STL. Most books leave me skipping to the code examples, this book is written well enough that I can read through the stuff I normally skip, which is an incredible help to understanding something that at first appears mystical and impossible.
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Summary: Good book for beginning STL
Review: Good book for those wishing to learn STL. STL can be a very complex topic and reading one book on STL will not make you an expert. So if you don't want a book that is too complicated and want to get a quick jump start into STL, this is a good one to read. It's a good starting book to help you transition into more complex books on the STL topic.
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Summary: STL Programming from the Ground Up
Review: I am a senior software engineer working on a project that makes use of the STL. Schildt's book brought me up to speed quickly, and I was able to understand the code I was reading. The book is easy to read and takes the mystery away from STL. Though I'm certainly no expert, I now feel confident programming with STL. This book is a must for others in a similar situation.
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Summary: STL Programming from the Ground Up
Review: I am a senior software engineer working on a project that makes use of the STL. Schildt's book brought me up to speed quickly, and I was able to understand the code I was reading. The book is easy to read and takes the mystery away from STL. Though I'm certainly no expert, I now feel confident programming with STL. This book is a must for others in a similar situation.
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Summary: good initial reference, lacking in long-term value
Review: i bought this book before i knew anything about the stl. the reviews seemed both educated and positive...thats why i chose it. all in all though, this is book is about quickly teaching you how to do most anything you would want to do with the stl. this probably doesn't seem like a bad thing, and its not. but if you like buying books that take more than a day to absorb, i dont think this is the book for you. i guess, for the first time in my life, i want a book with more theory and history than "how to".for the people who buy this book: when i bought the book, i already knew what a vector, queue, stack, and list were. for the most part(which means what it says), once you read a section on one of these, you wont get much from the others. BUT, there is one valuable thing in all of these basic chapters: you will be told "when" to use "what" containers. now we come to chapters 9 and 10. chapter 9 teaches the algorithms of the stl. good stuff to know(they could be considered half the value of the stl), and very easy to learn. chapter 10 is my favorite chapter, because the concepts it teaches are cool, and because its where you learn how to connect non-stl code(translation: my code) with the stl. praise be to binders and function adapters (amen).
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Summary: Good examples, bad index
Review: I found this book very useful for its tables that list out the various APIs with quick explanations, as well as the examples it gives. For example, it showed how to create a map of strings with the appropriate compare function. However, the index is paltry and pretty much useless. Too bad, because I'd otherwise recommend it. Consider Addison Wesley's STL Tutorial instead.
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Summary: Good examples, bad index
Review: I found this book very useful for its tables that list out the various APIs with quick explanations, as well as the examples it gives. For example, it showed how to create a map of strings with the appropriate compare function. However, the index is paltry and pretty much useless. Too bad, because I'd otherwise recommend it. Consider Addison Wesley's STL Tutorial instead.
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