C++ gems

Summary of contents

• Introduction - the C++ report - so far, S
• Lippman
• Part 1 A focus on programming design: first thoughts - standardizing C++, B
• Stroustrup, retrospective, Tom Cargill
• library design in C++ -library design using C++, B
• Stroustrup, the GNU C++ library, D
• Lea, the design and architecture of tools, T
• Keffer, simplifying the Booch components, G
• Booch and M
• Vilot, design generalization in the C++ standard library, M
• Vilot
• software design/patterns in C++ - a case study of C++ design evolution, D
• Schmidt, distributed abstract interface, J
• Coplien, pattern hatching, J
• Vlissides
• Part 2 A focus on programming idioms: C++ programming -how to write buggy programmes, A
• Koenig, a dynamic vector is harder than it looks, T
• Cargill, writing multithreaded applications in C++, P
• Becker, transplanting a tree-recursive LISP algorithm to C++, S
• Teale
• special programming idioms -class derivation and emulation of virtual constructors, D
• Jordan, virtual constructors revisited, T
• Cargill, initializing static variables in C++ library, J
• Schwarz, objects as return values, M
• Tiemann, applying the copy constructor, S
• Lippman
• Part 3 A focus on applications: experience case studies - O-O benefits-based application architecture, T
• Kontogiorgos and M
• Kim, an object-oriented framework for I/O, B
• Berg and E
• Rowlance
• distributed object computing in C++ - distributed object computing in C++, S
• Vinoski and D
• Schmidt, comparing alternative distributed programming techniques, S
• Vinoski and D
• Schmidt, comparing alternative server programming techniques, S
• Vinoski and D
• Schmidt
• Part 4 A focus on language: operators new and delete -memory management in C++, N
• Myers, memory management, DLLs and C++, P
• Becker, implementing new and delete, S
• Clamage
• exception handling - exception handling - behind the scenes, J
• Lajoie, exceptions and windowing systems, P
• Becker, exception handling -a false sense of security, T
• Cargill
• templates - standard C++ templates - new and improved, like your favourite detergent, J
• Lajoie, a new and useful template technique - 'traits', N
• Myers, using C++ template metaprogrammes, T
• Veldhuizen, expression templates, T
• Veldhuizen, what's that template argument about?, J
• Barton and L
• Nackman, algebra for C++ operators, J
• Barton and L
• Nackman, callbacks in C++ using template functors, R
• Hickey
• standard template library - standard template library, M
• Vilot, making a vector fit for a standard, B
• Stroustrup
• last thoughts -a perspective on ISO C++, B
• Stroustrup