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Summary: More of a "Reference" than a "Primer"
Review: I don't like to give any book a low-rated review (see my other reviews). However, this one deserved that. Despited its name, this book only contain short-lists of each container, algorithm, and other things else in the STL. This is, in fact, not a "Primer". For this kind of book, isn't we called it a "Reference"?The examples in the book are good for showing the readers "how to use the whatever it refered to". However that's all they did. I think it would have been better if some of Real-World examples had been included (like those in Lippman's masterpiece C++ Primer, or Prata's C++ Primer Plus). So.. why do I still give it 3 stars? Well it still can be use as a reference when I need to look for something (because its size is quite small...), and I'm not connect on the net...(I found Dinkumware's on-line C/C++ Reference to be very similiar to this one).
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Summary: Not competitive with other books on this topic
Review: This 310-page book contains about 75 pages of information. It makes a strong beginning with an overview of the main features and concepts of STL, but the rest consists of alphabetically ordered and painfully repetitive specifications for each class. Usage examples are contrived with no connection to real-world programming problems. They take the form of complete main functions with output displayed on the user's screen. The index is incomplete and crucial definitions are either omitted or circular. A better choice is Mark Nelson's "C++ Programmers Guide to the Standard Template Library" (ISBN 1-56884-314-3).
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Summary: Not competitive with other books on this topic
Review: This 310-page book contains about 75 pages of information. It makes a strong beginning with an overview of the main features and concepts of STL, but the rest consists of alphabetically ordered and painfully repetitive specifications for each class. Usage examples are contrived with no connection to real-world programming problems. They take the form of complete main functions with output displayed on the user's screen. The index is incomplete and crucial definitions are either omitted or circular. A better choice is Mark Nelson's "C++ Programmers Guide to the Standard Template Library" (ISBN 1-56884-314-3).
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Summary: This is how technical books should be written
Review: This book is short and sweet and to the point. Gets you using STL in minutes. All you need to know is what tools are available, what they can be used for, and how to use them. This book does that. If you want verbose explanations, anecdotes, endless repetitions, and witty quotes, buy a textbook.
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