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C++ Resources: On The Web and Printed

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C++ Resources: On the Web and Printed

(Updated October 2016 by Leor Zolman)

Online C++ Language Resources:


 www.isocpp.org: “C++ Central” site spearheaded by Herb Sutter. News, events, etc.
www.isocpp.org/wiki/faq/cpp11: C++11 Overview

 C++14 ISO November 2014 Draft Standard (free):


www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2014/n4296.pdf

 Bjarne Stroustrup’s C++11 FAQ:


http://www2.research.att.com/~bs/C++0xFAQ.html

 C++11 Wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/c++11


 Nice description of most forthcoming new language features

 Herb Sutter’s blog: http://herbsutter.com

C++ Library Resources:

 cppreference.com (Note: There’s a lot more than lib info here; TS’s, for example!)
http://en.cppreference.com/w/

 Boost Web Site: www.boost.org

C++11/14 Compilers/Libraries:

 C++ Compiler Standard Conformance Comparison (at cppreference.com)


http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/compiler_support

 Online compilers to test language features: Wandbox: http://melpon.org/wandbox/


Cpp.sh (Very simple to use): http://cpp.sh

 Twilight Dragon Media (Windows-friendly MinGW gcc compiler, auto-installer):


http://tdm-gcc.tdragon.net/

 Visual Studio Community (free version of Microsoft’s development environment):


http://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs
Online C++ Talks from CppCon 2016:

CppCon YouTube Channel (includes all 2015 and 2016 talks):


https://www.youtube.com/user/CppCon

Bjarne Stroustrup, The Evolution of C++ Past, Present and Future (keynote)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wzc7a3McOs

Herb Sutter, Leak-Freedom in C++…By Default (keynote)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfmTagWcqoE

Older Online C++ Talks:

Herb Sutter: Why C++? (Amazing keynote from C++ and Beyond Conference, 9/11):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcwxGzbTyms

Herb Sutter: The Future of C++ (Microsoft Build Conference, 11/12):


http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2012/2-005

CppCon 2014 conference presentations:


http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/CPP/C-PP-Con-2014

www.isocpp.org/wiki/faq/cpp11#cpp11-videos: Nice collection of video presentations

STL Resources:

 MSVC Debug Iterator Information


 MSVC Checked Iterators
 STLFilt: An STL Error Message Decryptor for C++ (Leor’s error filter)

Other C++ Blogs/Resources I Like:

 Andrzej’s C++ blog: https://akrzemi1.wordpress.com


 C++ Truths: http://cpptruths.blogspot.com/
 StackOverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/c++
 CppCast: http://cppcast.com/

C++ Books
My Ratings:
**** = “Must Have”
*** = Outstanding
** = Very Good

 The C++ Programming Language (Fourth Edition), Bjarne Stroustrup, Addison-


Wesley, 1997, ISBN 0-201-88954-4.
     The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference, 2nd Ed., Nicolai
Josuttis, Addison-Wesley.
 Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software, Erich Gamma,
Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, and John Vlissides, Addison- Wesley, 1995, ISBN 0-
201-63361-2. Also available as the Design Patterns CD, Addison-Wesley, 1998,
ISBN 0-201-63498-8.
    C++ Gotchas: Avoiding Common Problems in Coding and Design, Steven
Dewhurst, Addison-Wesley, 2003, ISBN 0-321-12518-5.
    C++ Common Knowledge: Essential Intermediate Programming, Steven
Dewhurst, Addison-Wesley, 2005, ISBN 0-321-32192-8.
 C++ Templates: The Complete Guide, David Vandevoorde and Nicolai Josuttis,
Addison-Wesley, 2003, ISBN 0-201-73484-2.
   C++ Coding Standards, Herb Sutter and Andrei Alexandrescu, Addison-
Wesley, 2005, ISBN 0-321-11358-6.

Scott Meyers’ Effective C++ Series:

    Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11


and C++14, Scott Meyers, O’Reilly, 2014
     Effective C++, Third Edition: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your
Programs and Designs, Scott Meyers, Addison-Wesley, 2005, ISBN 0-321-33487-6.
    More Effective C++: 35 New Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs,
Scott Meyers, Addison-Wesley, 1996, ISBN 0-201-63371-X.
    Effective STL: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of the Standard
Template Library, Scott Meyers, Addison-Wesley, 2001, ISBN 0-201- 74962-9.

The Herb Sutter Collection:

    Exceptional C++, Herb Sutter, Addison-Wesley, 2000, ISBN 0-201- 61562-


2.
   More Exceptional C++, Herb Sutter, Addison-Wesley, 2002, ISBN 0- 201-
70434-X.
    Exceptional C++ Style, Herb Sutter, Addison-Wesley, 2005, ISBN 0- 201-
76042-8.

Boost:
   Beyond the C++ Standard Library: An Introduction to Boost, Björn Karlsson,
Addison-Wesley, 2006, ISBN 0-321-13354-4.
 C++ Template Metaprogramming, David Abrahams and Aleksey Gurtovoy, Addison-
Wesley, 2005, 0-321-22725-5.

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