C++ Templates - The Complete Guide, 2nd Edition
tmplbook.com/Posted Oct 28, 2017, 3:10 PM UTC
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Version 1 of this book is absolutely amazing and I'll definitely buy the 2nd version. If you do any intermediate to advanced template programming, this is the be all end all go to book imo.
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This books looks interesting, sadly it's a bit expensive.
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Good C++ books are an amazing investment. Paying a few hundred bucks for my shelf of C++ books in college when I had little money (Effective C++, Exceptional C++, the 1st edition of this, and others) was the smartest investment I ever made.
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Agreed, I am there myself right now and putting money into the great books, and spending the time to study them has definitely gotten me way ahead of the lectures!
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Yeah, I agree too. I have Bjarne's bible (Both for c++03 and c++11) and a numeric copy of Effective Modern C++. I learned C++ that way :D
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Do you have a list of recommended books that are still applicable to modern C++?
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Effective Modern C++ by Meyers is the only one I’m familiar with - working at the frontier of the language means there are no books for me to read :-/
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What are you working on at the moment?
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Fully agree, not only C++ related but any computer subject in general.
Good authors take the effort of producing great content and should be rewarded for that.
I also did the same, got lots of good books throughout my CS degree, many of them were obtained as gifts, much more appreciated as any toy.
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Why is the kindle version of this book still ~$51? I could see the hardback copy being this expensive, but this price seems steep.
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When buying a book, I don't think you are paying much for the actual paper.
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So has anyone here read this book? I was going to pick up the first one to learn about templates but I was afraid it would be too outdated by now with all the C++11 and further stuff.
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The first edition of this was excellent.
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I pre-ordered this book on Amazon last year, release date was 8th September... They still don't have it in stock so I'm still waiting on it.
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Same in Amazon's Spain. Still waiting so far.
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I bought mine on Amazon the week before cppcon and got it the same day.
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Should have specified Amazon UK
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Wow. I ordered it the day it launched. Got it in australia 5 days later.
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Wow. Have you contacted amazon?
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Yup, generic message. Decided to contact them again just now though.
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I'd say this is spam - just a sales pitch for the book with a table of contents sample, not a review or discussion or anything - but there's no link to buy the book, so I'm not sure what this is.
Amazon link: C++ Templates: The Complete Guide (2nd Edition) (non-referral)
I see your point - this is one of the least effective “hey buy this thing” pages I’ve ever seen. However, I have approved this post as non-spam, as this is Josuttis’s own site (I checked whois, after noticing the typoed copyright at the bottom) and he is a Committee member. More importantly, his 1st edition coauthored with Vandevoorde was one of the books that was invaluable to my learning. Being partially responsible for my career earns him the benefit of the doubt.
Nico just needs more effective web design (I sympathize since I don’t know how to web either, it’s just that my website intentionally doesn’t try to make money in any way). Also HTTPS.
Who needs web marketing skills when you have the appraisal of u/STL. This is now on my Xmas wishlist.
STL's appraisal or the book? :)
no worry about a referral link, wouldn't harm much :)
it's considered "the template book". I can see why someone would just post its release
It's not a book, it just tells you how to instantiate one.
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The 1st edition was really one of the more important template books.