Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Accustoming Yourself to C++
• Chapter 2: Constructors, Destructors, and Assignment Operators
• Chapter 3: Resource Management
• Chapter 4: Designs and Declarations
• Chapter 5: Implementations
• Chapter 6: Inheritance and Object-Oriented Design
• Chapter 7: Templates and Generic Programming
• Chapter 8: Customizing new and delete
• Chapter 9: Miscellany
• Appendix A: Beyond Effective C++
• Appendix B: Item Mappings Between Second and Third Editions
• Index

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Effective C++ 3/e is a complete update of Effective C++ and Effective C++ 2/e . Like its predecessors, 3/e has 55 guidelines which contain better, more effective ways to write code, backed by specific examples. The second edition published in 1997, and was basically a face-lift of the first edition, keeping most of the same elements, and seven years later is still selling well. Now, Meyers has dramatically rejuvenated the material, including more than 30% brand-new material. Meyers began this edition by asking himself, "What are the 55 most important pieces of advice for practicing C++ programmers in 2005?" He also asked thousands of past users of his books this same question. This resulted in a completely new book. New material includes use of UML notation, thread safety, exception safety, design patterns, and templates. Any older material has been revitalized to reflect new ideas and strides in C++ development.

About the Author

Scott Meyers is one of the world's foremost authorities on C++, providing training and consulting services to clients worldwide. He is the author of the best-selling Effective C++ series of books (Effective C++, More Effective C++, and Effective STL) and of the innovative Effective C++ CD. He is consulting editor for Addison Wesley's Effective Software Development Series and serves on the Advisory Board for The C++ Source (http://www.artima.com/cppsource). He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Brown University. His web site is http://www.aristeia.com.