Exceptional C++ Style

<p></p> Software style is about finding the perfect balance between overhead and functionality... elegance and maintainability... flexibility and excess. In <b><i>Exceptional C]+ Style</i></b> legendary C++ guru Herb Sutter presents 40 new programming scenarios designed to analyze not only the what but the why and help you find just the right balance in your software. </p> Organized around practical problems and solutions this book offers new insight into crucial C++ details and interrelationships and new strategies for today's key C++ programming techniques--including generic programming STL exception safety and more. You'll find answers to questions like: </p> <ul> <li>What can you learn about library design from the STL itself?</li> <li>How do you avoid making templated code needlessly non-generic?</li> <li>Why shouldn't you specialize function templates? What should you do instead? </li> <li>How does exception safety go beyond try and catch statements?</li> <li>Should you use exception specifications or not? </li> <li>When and how should you leak the private parts of a class?</li> <li>How do you make classes safer for versioning? </li> <li>What's the real memory cost of using standard containers?</li> <li>How can using const really optimize your code?</li> <li>How does writing inline affect performance? </li> <li>When does code that looks wrong actually compile and run perfectly and why should you care?</li> <li>What's wrong with the design of std:: string?</li> </ul> <b><i>Exceptional C++ Style</i></b> will help you design architect and code with style--and achieve greater robustness and performance in all your C++ software.</p> <p/> <p></p>