Inside the C++ Object Model focuses on the underlying mechanisms that support object-oriented programming within C++: constructor semantics, temporary generation, support for encapsulation, inheritance, and "the virtuals"--virtual functions and virtual inheritance. This book shows how your understanding the underlying implementation models can help you code more efficiently and with greater confidence. Lippman dispells the misinformation and myths about the overhead and complexity associated with C++, while pointing out areas in which costs and trade offs, sometimes hidden, do exist. He then explains how the various implementation models arose, points out areas in which they are likely to evolve, and why they are what they are. He covers the semantic implications of the C++ object model and how that model affects your programs. Highlights *Explores the program behavior implicit in the C++ Object Model's support of object-oriented programming. *Explains the basic implementation of the object-oriented features and the trade offs implicit in those features. *Examines the impact on performance in terms of program transformation.* Provides abundant program examples, diagrams, and performance measurements to relate object-oriented concepts to the underlying object model. If you are a C++ programmer who desires a fuller understanding of what is going on "under the hood," then Inside the C++ Object Model is for you! Get a value-added service! Try out all the examples from this book at www.codesaw.com. CodeSaw is a free online learning tool that allows you to experiment with live code from your book right in your browser. 0201834545B11102003

Stanley B. Lippman的工作是提供關於C++和麵嚮對象的訓練、谘詢、設計和指導。Lippman在成為一名獨立谘詢顧問之前，曾經是迪士尼動化公司的首席軟件設計師。他在AT&T Bell實驗室的時候，領導瞭cfront 3.0版本和2.1版本的編譯器開發組。他也是Bjarne Stroustrup領導的Bell實驗室Foundation項目的成員之一，負責C++程序設計環境中的對象模型部分。Lippman還撰寫瞭許多關於C++的論文。目前Lippman已受雇於微軟公司，負責Visual C++項目。

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