C++ Primer  (English, Paperback, Lippman Stanley B.)

C++ Primer is a book that aims to keep its readers up-to-date with the latest trends, and also imparts knowledge about the important concepts of the programming language C++.

Summary Of The Book

This is the fourth edition of C++ Primer and it aims at enlightening the readers on the current usage of this programming language. This book is also a part of the curriculum for Visvesvaraya Technological University. It provides readers with an insight into the elementary concepts of the language by incorporating several teaching methodologies.

The book contains a total of 18 chapters along with an appendix at the end of the book. The topics covered in this book include Library Types, Variables and Basic Types, Arrays and Pointers, Expressions, Generic Algorithms, Functions, Associative Containers, Tools For Large Programes, Object Oriented Programming, Copy Control, Classes, Sequential Containers, and Specialized Tools and Techniques.

The authors’ main objective in C++ Primer is to introduce the readers to modern programming methodologies using the C++ language. Apart from that, they also detail the usage of Standard Library Abstractions rather than in-built low-level abilities. Individuals who have never learnt the language and those who are pros at it can both benefit from this book.

About The Authors

The author of this book, Stanley B. Lippman, is a renowned computer scientist.

from this book, Lippman has also published several other books such as Inside The C++ Object Model, Essential C++, and C++ Gems: Programming Pearls From The C++ Report, for which he was the editor.

Lippman has been a part of Bell Laboratories, where he and Bjarne Stroustrup contributed to the development of C++ in its initial stages. In the year 2001, he became a developer of Visual C++. Following that, he became a part of Emergent Game Technologies in the year 2007.

The co-author of this book, Barbara E. Moo, is also a well-known computer scientist who has served as the head of technical development at AT&T Worldnet Services.

Apart from this book, Moo has also co-authored two other books including Accelerated C++: Practical Programming By Example and Ruminations On C++: A Decade Of Programming Insight And Experience.

She retired from AT&T Worldnet Services in the year 1998, and currently works as an independent consultant. She has more than twenty years of experience in the field of software, developing one of the initial commercial software programs using the language C++.

Josee Lajoie currently serves as the staff development analyst of the C/C++ Compiler Group at IBM, Canada. Apart from that, she is also a part of the ANSI/ISO C++ Standard Committee. Lajoie also contributes regularly to the publication, C++ Report.