C++ Gotchas is the latest addition to the distinguished roster of Addison-Wesley's bestselling programming titles, such as Effective C++ and Exceptional C++. While appealing to the same broad audience of intermediate C++ programmers, this book has a completely different approach. The author presents 99 "gotchas" - common and preventable problems in C++ programming and design. The gotchas run the gamut from minor syntactic annoyances to basic design flaws to psychological behavior. The material has been selected based on the author's extensive experience presenting gotchas in his training classes, speaking engagements, and magazine articles. By learning the lessons in this book C++ programmers will save themselves much time and wasted effort. C++ Gotchas is destined to become an invaluable reference to many programmers.

Stephen C. Dewhurst是贝尔实验室里最早使用C++语言的人之一。他将C++应用于编译器设计、电子商务、嵌入式通信等领域已有18年以上的经验。他是“Programming in C++”一书的合作者，是“C/C++ Users Journal”杂志的编辑，是“C++ Report”的专栏作家。他是两个C++编译器的作者，发表过大量有关编译器设计和C++语言编程技巧的论文。