A book that stands out from the herd. Ruminations on C++ concentrates on the key C++ ideas and programming techniques--skimming the cream--to let you understand the "why" and not just the "how" of C++ programming. You need not be an expert C++ programmer to find solid fodder here, yet even experts need not fear overgrazing: You will find something worth chewing on in every chapter. This should be your next C++ book, because it *covers a broad range of C++ ideas and techniques, from detailed code examples to design principles and philosophy *shows how to think about programming in C++, not just how to follow rules *explains the motivation behind its examples; sometimes even solving the same problem in two different ways *covers both object-oriented programming and generic programming *explains the ideas behind the Standard Template Library, which is the most important recent innovation in C++. This book comes to you from two people who started using C++ when its entire user community could still fit in one room. Both of them have contributed significantly to the evolution of C++. 0201423391B04062001

Andrew Koenig 和 Barbara E．Moo 是夫妻.

Andrew Koenig 是AT&T公司Shannon实验室大规模编程研究部门中的成员，同时也是C++标准委员会的项目编辑。他的编程经验超过30年，其中有15年在使用C++，他已经出版了超过150篇和C++有关的论文，并且在世界范围内就这个主题进行过多次演讲。

Barbara E．Moo 是独立咨询顾问，在软件领域中拥有超过20年的工作经验的独立咨询顾问。在AT&Tm作的近15年中，她参与了第一个使用C++编写的商业产品的开发，领导了公司中第一个C++编译器项目，管理了AT&T中广受赞誉的World Net Internet Service Business的开发。