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Revised Jul 4, 2012

[4.7] What updates were made for the 06/10 release?

3 New FAQs:

• [4.7] What updates were made for the 06/10 release?
  (created)
• [33.8] How do I declare a pointer-to-member-function that points to a const member function?
  (created thanks to David Norris)
• [33.9] What is the difference between the .* and ->* operators?
  (created thanks to David Norris)

11 Changed FAQs:

• [6.16] Will I sometimes use any so-called "evil" constructs?
  (strengthened the wording)
• [13.9] What are some guidelines / "rules of thumb" for overloading operators?
  (fixed a typo ("should have should have") thanks to Miloslavskiy Alexander)
• [18.6] What does "Fred const& x" mean?
  (fixed a typo in a variable name (x instead of p) thanks to David Norris)
• [27.1] What are some good C++ coding standards?
  (rewrote to better explain the emotional reactions against coding standards and to strengthen the case for them)
• [28.5] What are some best-of-breed C++ morality guides?
  (updated info on Effective C++ book because of its Third Edition thanks to Terry Poulin)
• [29.17] Why doesn't my floating-point comparison work?
  (added a reference to a review critical to "Numerical Recipes" thanks to K. Frank, plus added NETLIB to the list of alternative sources for numerical algorithms)
• [30.1] What's the difference between C++ and Smalltalk?
  (rewrote the last paragraph, softening the language with respect to how many C++ programmers come from a Smalltalk background and strengthening the language about avoiding language bigotry)
• [33.5] How can I avoid syntax errors when creating pointers to members?
  (split from the FAQ about using a macro to call through a pointer-to-member-function)
• [33.6] How can I avoid syntax errors when calling a member function using a pointer-to-member-function?
  (split from the FAQ about using a macro to call through a pointer-to-member-function)
• [37.7] Where can I ftp the code that accompanies "Numerical Recipes"?
  (added a reference to a review critical of "Numerical Recipes" thanks to K. Frank, plus added a list of alternative sources for numerical algorithms)
• [39.4] What should be done with macros that contain if?
  (fixed a typo ("the" vs. "they") thanks to David Norris)