Imperfect C++ Practical Solutions for Real-Life Programming

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Imperfect C++ Practical Solutions for Real-Life Programming

By Matthew Wilson
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: Addison Wesley Professional

: October 21, 2004
: 0-321-22877-4
: 624

C++, although a marvelous language, isn't perfect. Matthew Wilson has

been working with it for over a decade, and during that time he has found
inherent limitations that require skillful workarounds. In this book, he
doesn't just tell you what's wrong with C++, but offers practical techniques
and tools for writing code that's more robust, flexible, efficient, and
maintainable. He shows you how to tame C++'s complexity, cut through its
vast array of paradigms, take back control over your code--and get far
better results.
If you're a long-time C++ developer, this book will help you see your
programming challenges in new ways--and illuminate powerful techniques
you may never have tried. If you're newer to C++, you'll learn principles
that will make you more effective in all of your projects. Along the way,
you'll learn how to:
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Overcome deficiencies in C++'s type system

Enforce software design through constraints, contracts, and assertions

Handle behavior ignored by the standard--including issues related to

dynamic libraries, static objects, and threading

Achieve binary compatibility between dynamically loading

components

Understand the costs and disadvantages of implicit conversions--and

the alternatives

Increase compatibility with diverse compilers, libraries, and

operating environments

Help your compiler detect more errors and work more effectively

Understand the aspects of style that impact reliability

Apply the Resource Acquisition Is Initialization mechanism to a wide

variety of problem domains

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Manage the sometimes arcane relationship between arrays and

pointers

Use template programming to improve flexibility and robustness

Extend C++: including fast string concatenation, a true NULLpointer, flexible memory buffers, Properties, multidimensional
arrays, and Ranges

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The CD-ROM contains a valuable variety of C++ compilers, libraries, test

programs, tools, and utilities, as well as the author's related journal articles.
New and updated imperfections, along with software libraries and example
code are available online at http://imperfectcplusplus.com.

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