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Summary: Disappointed
Review: ...As the author in the preface says, this book is for experienced C++ programmers that want to learn about the newer language features that were added later in the ANSI/ISO process. There are also chapters that cover non ANSI related topics like Section II which covers OO Design and Programming topics (which are a minimal interest to experienced C++ programmers) and Section V which covers memory management and optimization techniques. Some of the new ANSI features, like namespaces and the dropping of the of the .h from #includes, were not covered in enough detail to give the reader a precise understanding. This is very disappointing. Maybe the author should have concentrated more on the ANSI chapters and less on the non ANSI chapters. The book contains a chapter on the new Standard Template Library. The chapter gives a good overview of the STL. Readers wanting a more compete understanding of the STL will need to find a book devoted solely to this topic... the author also includes a chapter on how to optimize C++ code.
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Summary: Review: Ansi/Iso C++ Prof. Programmer's Hanbook
Review: A wonderful book, a create way for learning the new concepts of C++. And top keep up to date with the ANSI C++ Commitee, recomended to all C++ programmer's.
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Summary: A good book for C++ programmer
Review: ANSI/ISO C++ Professional Programmer's Handbook is a very good, quite excellent book for C++ programmer, who have been for an advanced C++ programmer, I think. The book describes almost all of aspects and features of C++, which are overlooked in general by people. At the same time, it is facile, easy to understand. In its content, it can compare beauty with Effective C++. Besides, it contains a chapter, C Language Compatibility Issues.
And this chapter is splendid, too. All in all, it's a good book. But I wonder why it is NOT Recommended in ACCU. The unique regret is the name of the book. I think it should have a better and more appropriate name.
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Summary: A Real Gem!
Review: ANSI/ISO C++ Professional Programmer's Handbook is one of the best C++ books I've read. Having read it cover to cover, I can conclude that the author is very knowledgeable, clear and concise. Some of the chapters are real eye openers, e.g., "RTTI", "namespaces" and "optimization" chapters. True to the idiom that a good programmer knows not only the how but also the why, these chapters provide practical advice as well as firm theoretical background and "behind the scenes" insights of the underlying C++ mechanisms. Other chapters provide an excellent description of language features and terminology (e.g., what is the difference between dynamic binding and polymorphism? The rationale behind operator overloading, principles of OOD and OOP, etc.). All in all, it appears that Kalev has managed to keep a very good balance between practice and theory (e.g., explaining why the standards committee chose one strategy rather than another, or why certain features were deprecated). Furthermore, some of the chapters provide information that isn't available elsewhere, for instance, how to combine legacy C code in a C++ app or which features are likely to be added to C++ in the future. A special chapter is dedicated to features that were recently added to C++, such as function try blocks, exception specification in function prototypes, initialization of const static class members, placement new, covariant return types and many others. In many ways, I found this book more innovative and advanced than Scott Meyer's "Effective C++", which by itself, makes this book one of a kind.
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Summary: I appreciate this book immensely
Review: Excellent! There are many books that are written in the boring academic style that we all love to hate -- that is not the case here. This books shows the good programming practices that were not even cored in my college years. E. Montalvo
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Summary: A Must Read For Experienced C++ Folks Who Have Fallen Behind
Review: If you "fell behind" in C++ because you have been wrapped up in the .com saga of working in Java and more Internet based technologies; this book is for you, the experienced but outdated C++ programmer. If you read the whole book and N. Josuttis's "The C++ Standard Library" you will be up to date! This book's format is similar to S. Meyers C++ books in that its breaks each concept into small chuncks. There is no fluff here, only meat and potatoes.
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Summary: As good as Stroustrup...
Review: Mr. Kalev's presentation of C++ is a great accomplishment. For those who enjoy reading Stroustrup, they will find this journal no less in character or enthusiasm.
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Summary: Concise, Direct, Informative
Review: The ANSI/ISO C++ Professional Programmer's Handbook is a highly readable alternative to the standard C++ text (The C++ Programming Language, Stroustrup, AW). This book is shorter and sharper than Stroustrup and has better focus. It's able to achieve this because it assumes a working knowledge of the C++ language and is focused around the standard. It's well written and provides a valuable reference for C++ terms. It also contains practical advice on language usage, memory management, programming style, optimization. Highly Recommended.
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Summary: A good book for C++ programmer
Review: This book is great for intermediate/advanced C++ programmers. Very readable and informative. I'd recommend it even if your compiler of choice is not terribly standard compliant, i.e. Visual C++. You'll learn more about the standard and refresh your memory on some things about C++ you've forgotten.
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Summary: Useful information sans the verbosity
Review: This is a book meant for programmers who are already comfortable with the basic language features and would like to enhance their repertoire without having to toil away at a 1000+ page tome. The content of the book can be best described as a collection of tutorials on the more esoteric language features presented in an easy to assimilate manner.
Most of the individual tutorials can be found at http://www.devx.com/ .
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