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abstract classes as interfaces class hierarchies for object-oriented programming templates as the basis for type-safe generic software exceptions for regular error handling namespaces for modularity in large-scale software run-time type identification for loosely coupled systems the C subset of C++ for C compatibility and system-level work standard containers and algorithms standard strings, I/O streams, and numerics C compatibility, internationalization, and exception safety

Bjarne Stroustrup makes C++ even more accessible to those new to the language, while adding advanced information and techniques that even expert C++ programmers will find invaluable.

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A lot of information. Well organized. From a man who has done an enormous amount of work on C++.	Customer Rating:
The C++ Programming Language seems like the most thorough documentation of C++ overall. It's written by the guy who is basically the creator of C++. I tend to have a lot of respect for him. This book has a crazy lot of information in it. It seems well organized but very dense. If you were to learn it all, I would be impressed.

C++ Stroustrup	Customer Rating:
awesome book,the best c++ book I've read, the shipping/deliver rates are really good, and the book rules.

The Book Of All Books

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What else can I say about the book made by the man himself. Well since I didn't say anything yet, I guess I better get started. (I admit that was bad). I agree that you need previous knowledge of c++, but if people are going through the c++ books and realizing that they are just repeats of old knowledge you already know, then this book does the least of your concerns. This book does present you with SOME past information, however it seems to present it much more difficult and ends and starts out with new information much faster than all the other books. And believe me, with all the pages in this book, there seems to be alot to learn about this book. Overall, I'd recommend it to any continuing C++ programmers. 5 out of 5.

Beginner or Advanced, this book is for you	Customer Rating:
This book is a great reference whether you're a beginner or an expert on C++. Coming from the creator of the C++ language you won't find any book more detailed on the language. This is definitely a keeper.

The C++ equivalent of K&R

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This book has everything it advertises. It gives you an in-depth description of the language and plenty of examples of how to use it. It should be every C++ programmer's primary reference. I did find one problem with the book: It does not sufficiently describe how the default compare, assign, and copy operations work. I recently had a problem at work with the default comparison of two instances of an object in an embedded system, and the only way I could debug the problem was by adding debug trace until I narrowed it down to a bad implementation of the default "!=" operator in g++ 4.1.2. Overriding the operator solved the problem, but it took us two days to figure out that the bug was with the compiler and not our code. For this reason, I give an otherwise outstanding book only 4 stars.