Professional C++, Second Edition, provides a code-intensive, practical guide to best practices for designing and building C++ applications. Geared to experienced C++ developers, the book teachers programmers how to think in C++ -- that is, how to design effective solutions that maximize the capabilities of the language. The authors then drill down into the language itself, explaining poorly understood elements of the C++ feature set, as well as pitfalls to avoid. The authors will teach each feature by example, presenting numerous challenging, real-world program segments that readers can plug into their own applications. There will also be several, in-depth case studies with extensive, working code that's been tested on Windows, Linux, and Solaris platforms. The authors will intersperse the text with non-trivial tips, tricks, and workarounds. Along with an emphasis on good programming style, the authors will also show best practices for testing and debugging applications. The second edition will be substantially revised (at least 30% new and revised) to cover the upcoming C++0x release, due out in 2011. This new C++ standard will have substantial impacts on the way in which professional developers use C++ to build applications. Note that all discussion of features introduced with the new standard will be clearly highlighted, so readers can quickly identify these features.
