More Effective C++: 35 New Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs: Meyers, Scott: 9780201633719: Book: Computers: eCampus.com

Scott Meyers' Effective C++ was a successful bestseller. Now, with Effective C++ Plus, Meyers answers consumers' pleas for more programming tips, providing 50 new practical rules for C++ professionals. Sticking with the proven format of the first book, each style rule is followed by a short paragraph explaining the rule with examples illustrating it.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

(8)

Basics

(15)

Distinguish between pointers and references

(3)

Prefer C++-style casts

(4)

Never treat arrays polymorphically

(3)

Avoid gratuitous default constructors

(5)

Operators

(20)

Be wary of user-defined conversion functions

(7)

Distinguish between prefix and postfix forms of increment and decrement operators

(4)

Never overload &&, ||, or

(3)

Understand the different meanings of new and delete

(6)

Exceptions

(37)

Use destructors to prevent resource leaks

(5)

Prevent resource leaks in constructors

(8)

Prevent exceptions from leaving destructors

(3)

Understand how throwing an exception differs from passing a parameter or calling a virtual function

(7)

Catch exceptions by reference

(4)

Use exception specifications judiciously

(6)

Understand the costs of exception handling

(3)

Efficiency

(42)

Remember the 80--20 rule

(3)

Consider using lazy evaluation

(8)

Amortize the cost of expected computations

(5)

Understand the origin of temporary objects

(3)

Facilitate the return value optimization

101

(4)

Overload to avoid implicit type conversions

105

(2)

Consider using op=instead of stand-alone op

107

(3)

Consider alternative libraries

110

(3)

Understand the costs of virtual functions, multiple inheritance, virtual base classes, and RTTI

113

(10)

Techniques

123

(129)

Virtualizing constructors and non-member functions

123

(7)

Limiting the number of objects of a class

130

(15)

Requiring or prohibiting heap-based objects

145

(14)

Smart pointers

159

(24)

Reference counting

183

(30)

Proxy classes

213

(15)

Making functions virtual with respect to more than one object

228

(24)

Miscellany

252

(33)

Program in the future tense

252

(6)

Make non-leaf classes abstract

258

(12)

Understand how to combine C++ and C in the same program

270

(7)

Familiarize yourself with the language standard

277

(8)


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