The C++ Programming Language

The fourth edition of "The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup provides a detailed exploration of the C++11 standard. This version of C++ enables developers to convey concepts more effectively, resulting in faster and more efficient code. Stroustrup meticulously examines the language's features, abstraction methods, standard libraries, and essential design strategies, integrating clear examples that highlight "pure C++11" principles. He also includes extensive cross-references throughout the book and to the ISO standard, facilitating a deeper understanding of the language. The book covers key aspects of C++11, such as support for concurrency, regular expressions, resource management pointers, random numbers, and enhanced containers. It also discusses general uniform initialization, streamlined for-statements, move semantics, and Unicode support, among other topics. Additionally, it tackles lambdas, general constant expressions, class default control, variadic templates, template aliases, and user-defined literals, while addressing compatibility issues. Readers will find comprehensive coverage of basic facilities such as types, objects, scope, storage, and computational fundamentals. The book emphasizes modularity through namespaces, source files, and exception handling. It also details C++ abstraction, including classes and templates, that supports a blend of traditional, object-oriented, and generic programming. The Standard Library's containers, algorithms, iterators, utilities, and more are thoroughly discussed, along with an in-depth review of the basic memory model of C++. This edition is designed to make C++11 accessible to those transitioning from older versions of C++ or other languages, as well as offering new insights and techniques valuable even to advanced programmers. Published by Pearson in 2013, this comprehensive guide comprises 1376 pages, is available in a softcover format, and carries the ISBN 9780321563842. Written in English, the book measures 18.8 x 23 x 4.3 cm.