Computer Science

For sophomore/junior level courses in Advanced C++ Programming offered in Computer Science departments.

This text fills the need for a practical C++ topics book beyond the introductory level. No other text covers the topics needed to prepare students for production C++ programming. It streamlines the process of learning the C++ language, presenting material a simple step at a time, which allows the reader to digest each concept before moving on, and provides them with a solid foundation in C++.

• Practical approach.

  • Prepares students to work in the industry.

• Emphasis on testing.

  • Encourages students to focus on program accuracy and quality.

• STL in-depth coverage.

  • Shows students the use of the latest tools.

• Design patterns.

  • Shows students how to use the latest problem-solving techniques.

• Many working code examples, and exercises in each chapter.

  • Reinforces concepts in text and provides reusable codes.

• Simple and short examples—Can be finished in a reasonable amount of time in a classroom setting.

  • Allows students to understand every detail of an example.

• Reflects all the changes introduced in C++ by the finalization of the ANSI/ISO C++ Standard.

  • Provides students with most up-to-date current trends on C++ programming.

• A chapter featuring a rapid introduction to the C concepts and basic C++ features.

  • Provides students with just enough information on C programming language.

• Thinking in C: Foundations for Java and C++ CD-ROM —Bound into the back of every book.

  • Contains a seminar that offers students a gentle introduction to the C concepts necessary to understand C++ (or Java).

• Website, www.BruceEckel.com—Contains the source code, along with updates and information about CD-ROMs, public seminars, and in-house training, consulting, mentoring and walk-throughs.

Preface.

I. BUILDING STABLE SYSTEMS.

II. THE STANDARD C++ LIBRARY.

III. ADVANCED TOPICS.

C++ Intermediate / Advanced Programming (Computer Science)
Object-Oriented Programming [C++] (Computer Science)

Appropriate for intermediate level courses in C++ that assume a background in C.

Learn about the C++ ANSI standard from C++ expert and Standard Committee member Bruce Eckel. Assuming a basic grasp of C, Eckel guides students from understanding C to actually thinking in C++, so that they eventually write code in a total C++ mindset. His goal is to teach students the language so well that it becomes their expressive medium of choice.

• Thinking in C++: Introduction to Standard C++, Volume One, 2/E
  Eckel
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  ISBN-10: 0139798099 | ISBN-13: 9780139798092
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Bruce Eckel is the author of Thinking in C++, Volume I, and other books on C++. He served on the C++ Standards Committee, has published over 150 articles (many on C++) and has given C++ seminars worldwide. He is the president of MindView, Inc., which provides software consulting and training.

Chuck Allison is former Senior Editor of the C/C++ Users Journal and author of the book C/C++ Code Capsules. He served on the C++ Standards Committee and is a professor of Computer Science at Utah Valley State College. He is president of Fresh Sources, Inc., which specializes in software training and mentoring.

Use the full power of C++

• First Edition Winner 1996 Jolt Award for Best Book of the Year.
• Learn practical programming and best practices.
• Meet the difficult challenges of C++ development.
• Build reliable and robust programs.
• Design Patterns chapter shows sophisticated use of objects, composition and polymorphism.
• Provides a gentle introduction to multithreaded programming, a feature being considered for the next version of Standard C++.
• Defensive Programming chapter includes a simple unit-testing framework and debugging techniques.
• In-depth treatment of Standard C++ Library facilities including strings, iostreams, and the "STL" algorithms and containers.
• Modern usage of templates, including template metaprogramming.
• Unravels the perplexities of multiple inheritance.
• Shows practical uses for RTTI.
• Explores exception handling in depth and clearly explains exception-safe design.
• Compliant with the official ISO C++ Standard.
• Presents results of current research being considered for inclusion in the next revision of Standard C++.
• All code examples freely downloadable, tested on multiple platforms and compilers including the free GNU C++ compiler on Windows/Mac/Linux.

• Annotated Solutions Guide
• Seminars and consulting
• Free Download—Volume I of this book

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• Package ISBN-10: 0131552112 | ISBN-13: 9780131552111
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• Thinking in C++, Volume 2: Practical Programming, 1/E
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• Thinking in C++: Introduction to Standard C++, Volume One, 2/E
  Eckel | ©2000 | Prentice Hall | Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 814 pages