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Introduction

Book: Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs, 3rd Edition
Author: Scott Meyers
Publisher: Addison Wesley Professional
List Price: $44.99
ISBN: 0321334876
Published: May 12, 2005
Pages: 320
Web Site: http://www.awprofessional.com/titles/0-321-33487-6/
Important features:

• Expert guidance on the design of effective classes, functions, templates, and inheritance hierarchies.
• Applications of new "TR1" standard library functionality, along with comparisons to existing standard library components.
• Insights into differences between C++ and other languages (e.g., Java, C#, C) that help developers from those languages assimilate "the C++ way" of doing things.

About Scott Meyers: Scott Meyers is one of the world's foremost experts on C++ software development. He wrote the best-selling Effective C++ series (Effective C++, More Effective C++, and Effective STL), wrote and designed the innovative Effective C++ CD, is consulting editor for Addison Wesley's Effective Software Development Series, and is a member of the advisory board for Software Development magazine. He also sits on technical advisory boards for several start-up companies. A programmer since 1972, he holds an M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from Brown University.