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Effective STL: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of the Standard Template Library
Contributor(s): Meyers, Scott (Author)
ISBN: 0201749629     ISBN-13: 9780201749625
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
OUR PRICE:   $52.24  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 2001
* Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: " This is "Effective C++" volume three -- it' s really that good."
-- Herb Sutter, independent consultant and secretary of the ISO/ANSI C++ standards committee" There are very few books which all C++ programmers "must" have. Add "Effective STL" to that list."
-- Thomas Becker, Senior Software Engineer, Zephyr Associates, Inc., and columnist, "C/C++ Users Journal"

C++' s Standard Template Library is revolutionary, but learning to use it well has always been a challenge. Until now. In this book, best-selling author Scott Meyers ("Effective C++," and "More Effective C++") reveals the critical rules of thumb employed by the experts -- the things they almost always do or almost always avoid doing -- to get the most out of the library.

Other books describe "what' s in" the STL. "Effective STL" shows you "how to use it," Each of the book' s 50 guidelines is backed by Meyers' legendary analysis and incisive examples, so you' ll learn not only what to do, but also "when" to do it -- and "why,"

Highlights of "Effective STL" include:

  • Advice on choosing among standard STL containers (like vector and list), nonstandard STL containers (like hash_set and hash_map), and non-STL containers (like bitset).
  • Techniques to maximize the efficiency of the STL and the programs that use it.
  • Insights into the behavior of iterators, function objects, and allocators, including things you should "not" do.
  • Guidance for the proper use of algorithms and member functions whose names are the same (e.g., find), but whose actions differ in subtle (but important) ways.
  • Discussions of potential portabilityproblems, including straightforward ways to avoid them.

    Like Meyers' previous books, "Effective STL" is filled with proven wisdom that comes only from experience. Its clear, concise, penetrating style makes it an essential resource for every STL programmer.

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    Additional Information
    BISAC Categories:
    - Computers | Programming Languages - C++
    - Computers | Programming - General
    Dewey: 005.133
    LCCN: 2001022851
    Series: Addison-Wesley Professional Computing
    Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.4" W x 6.9" (0.95 lbs) 288 pages
     
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    C++'s Standard Template Library is revolutionary, but until now, learning to use it well has been a challenge. In this book, best-selling author Scott Meyers exposes critical rules of thumb experts use to get the most out of STL. Using the same clear, concise approach that made Effective C++ so successful, he shows developers exactly how to unravel STL's complexities -- and leverage its full power. The book is organized into 50 guidelines, each followed by specific examples and to-the-point explanations. Meyers offers advice on what should be done, and why -- and what should not be done, and why not. Effective STL offers in-depth coverage of iterators, containers, allocators, string implementation, function objects, algorithms, equality, equivalence, and more. Discover how to choose among standard, non-standard, and non-STL containers; how to properly use algorithms and member functions that have the same names but subtly different behaviors; how to avoid potential portability problems; and how to maximize the efficiency of both the STL and the programs that use it. An essential resource for all C++ programmers.