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Section 28:
| 28.1 | What is mentoring? |
| 28.2 | Should I learn C before I learn OO/C++? |
| 28.3 | Should I learn Smalltalk before I learn OO/C++? |
| 28.4 | Should I buy one book, or several? |
| 28.5 | What are some best-of-breed C++ morality guides? |
| 28.6 | What are some best-of-breed C++ legality guides? |
| 28.7 | What are some best-of-breed C++ programming-by-example guides? |
| 28.8 | Are there other OO books that are relevant to OO/C++? |
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[28.5] What are some best-of-breed C++ morality guides?
Here's my personal (subjective and selective) short-list of must-read C++ morality guides, alphabetically by author:
- Cline, Lomow, and Girou, C++ FAQs, Second Edition, 587 pgs, Addison-Wesley, 1999, ISBN 0-201-30983-1. Covers around 500 topics in a FAQ-like Q&A format.
- Meyers, Effective C++, Third Edition, 320 pgs, Addison-Wesley, 2005, ISBN 0321334876. Covers 55 topics in a short essay format.
- Meyers, More Effective C++, 336 pgs, Addison-Wesley, 1996, ISBN 0-201-63371-X. Covers 35 topics in a short essay format.
Similarities: All three books are extensively illustrated with code examples. All three are excellent, insightful, useful, gold plated books. All three have excellent sales records.
Differences: Cline/Lomow/Girou's examples are complete, working programs rather than code fragments or standalone classes. Meyers contains numerous line-drawings that illustrate the points.