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The Annotated C++ Reference Manual
by Margaret A. Ellis, Bjarne Stroustrup
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (1990-01-11)
ISBN: 0201514591
EAN: 9780201514599
UPC: 785342514599
Dewy Decimal #: 005.26
Paperback: 480 pages
SKU: T070708-4136
Condition: New
Comments: New Book. New condition. Ships same day or next in a bubble mailer. Enjoy,
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Product Description
This book provides a complete reference for the C++ programming language. It consists of the C++ reference manual, approved as the base document for ANSI standardization of the language, plus annotations and commentary. The annotations and commentary discuss what is not included in the language, why certain features are defined as they are, and how one might implement particular features. The commentaries also help the reader to understand the relationships between parts of the language. Comparisons with C and examples explain the more subtle points of the language. Sixteen chapters cover the latest version of C++ including multiple inheritance, abstract classes, templates, exception handling, and more. A final chapter describes resolutions by the ANSI/ISO committee including new features such as run-time type information and namespaces. Appendices summarize the grammar and evolution of the language, and explain in detail the differences between C and C++. The Annotated C++ Reference Manual will appeal to language implementors and expert C++ programmers. 0201514591B04062001
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Customer Reviews
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Outdated but still accurate
Rating  (4)
Date: 2007-04-28
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
Yes it is outdated as it does not cover the latest features added to the standard. However it does describe in great details the core language and it is still the most detailed book about C++ to my knowledge after the C++ standard document text itself. Even the latest edition of 'The C++ programming language' book does not provide as much details about the language itself.
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Great but Outdated.
Rating  (5)
Date: 2003-05-19
6 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
This was "The" standard for creating C++ 99. Since then the standard libraries were added, a full implementation of templates and exception handleing etc. So while its a good reference for the "core" of C++, i.e. the classes etc, it shouldn't be the first book (or even the 2nd) on C++ you buy. Better to get the Hardcover "The C++ Programming Language (Special 3rd Edition)" which has chapters on all of the language.Note: That's not the first book on C++ you should get either, if you are just learning, it is however one you should own if you are going to profressionally write C++. On why there isn't a second edition of the ARM, has in part due to the restrictions for republishing the ISO standard. And its also 2003 and now the language looks like it will continue to evolve and thus a second ed. ARM would be soon out of date as well. Maybe we'll be lucky and there will be one for C++2005.
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Outdated
Rating  (2)
Date: 2001-01-07
34 out of 36 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book was fairly complete at the time of its publication, but there have been so many significant improvements and new approaches to the C++ language that the book is outdated. I'd recommend this book only to people who are interested in a historical collection of C++ documents.I'd recommend any of the other Stroustrup books. "The C++ Programming Language," (3rd edition) is the closest thing to a bible for the language. (Don't buy the 1st or 2nd edition--they're also outdated. If you want a hard-covered reference, the "Special Edition" is a hardcovered 3rd edition.) I'd recommend "The Design and Evolution of C++," which is slightly outdated but both imformative and instructional to experienced C++ programmers.
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Needs to be updated.
Rating  (3)
Date: 2000-10-17
8 out of 11 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book was good when it came out in 1990. It needs to updated to to the newer versions of C++. Other than that it is a good book.
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BEST for those who want to dive into the SECRETS of C++
Rating (5)
Date: 2000-09-01
7 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
Well, I know it was out there. But I was referring other books most of the time. I paid for that. Many cannot answer questions like "Why the hell you need a COPY constructor in the first place?" or "Why Copy Constructor always takes a reference to the object as an argument". Here I found the answers. Again this is the BEST reference book available. If you are a serious programmer who wants to know in and out of C++, this is a must. I won't recommend this for those "POOR" souls who just want to be a C++ programmer. Again being a reference book, you don't have to read the PREVIOUS chapters to understand a specific topic. You may have to read couple of times to understand certain sections.
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