book on upcoming standard

[Ralf Goertz]

Hi,

what book would you recommend for coming to grips with the C++0x
standard? I already have "Standard library Extensions" by Pete Becker,
but there seems to be much more to be learned than what is covered in
that book.

 

[Noah Roberts]

Hi,

what book would you recommend for coming to grips with the C++0x
standard? I already have "Standard library Extensions" by Pete Becker,
but there seems to be much more to be learned than what is covered in
that book.

AFAIK there isn't one. I don't think that book is particularly good
either. It's called a "Tutorial and Reference" but it's really only a
reference. I do use it for that very occasionally but mostly it just
looks pretty on my bookshelf at home.

A better book for learning the library aspects of the new standard is
the boost book:

http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Standard-Library-Introduction-
Boost/dp/0321133544

Beyond that I know of nothing. You're kind of stuck reading the TR's
and other bits that make it out of the comittee to the public and then
teaching yourself with the various compilers that implement this aspect
or that.

 

[Ralf Goertz]

AFAIK there isn't one.

Hm, that's a pity. I think there would be many potential readers.

A better book for learning the library aspects of the new standard is
the boost book:

http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Standard-Library-Introduction-Boost/dp/0321133544

Thanks for the tip. But since boost can be used with a current standard
compiler, there will probably be nothing like Range For, i.e.

for (auto x:{1,2,3})

in it.

 

[Ralf Goertz]

There's nothing comprehensive yet, mostly because the new standard isn't
finished. There are still substantial changes being made to the library
and the language. Anything available now won't reflect those changes,
and runs the risk of being misleading.

In a German computer magazine (c't www.heise.de/ct) it reads that this
month everything will be fixed and that adding or discarding any
functionality by the ISO-committee is unlikely. Is that wishful
thinking?

 

[Rainer Grimm]

Hello,

what book would you recommend for coming to grips with the C++0x
standard? I already have "Standard library Extensions" by Pete Becker,
but there seems to be much more to be learned than what is covered in
that book.

although it's not a book. Have a look at the article serie
C++0X: The New Face of Standard C++ from Danny Kalev.

Beginning here
http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=cplusplus&seqNum=216

He explains and motivates many of the key changes of the upcoming C+
+0x standard.

 

[Balog Pal]

although it's not a book. Have a look at the article serie
C++0X: The New Face of Standard C++ from Danny Kalev.

Beginning here
http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=cplusplus&seqNum=216

He explains and motivates many of the key changes of the upcoming C+
+0x standard.

With Danny.K's backlog I'd rather stay away from the stuff.

 

[Chris Ahlstrom]

Noah Roberts pulled this Usenet boner:

AFAIK there isn't one. I don't think that book is particularly good
either. It's called a "Tutorial and Reference" but it's really only a
reference. I do use it for that very occasionally but mostly it just
looks pretty on my bookshelf at home.

A better book for learning the library aspects of the new standard is
the boost book:

http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Standard-Library-Introduction-Boost/dp/0321133544

Beyond the C++ Standard Library: An Introduction to Boost (Paperback)
~ Björn Karlsson

That's a decent book, even though it doesn't cover threads and asynchronous
I/O.

 

[Ralf Goertz]

what book would you recommend for coming to grips with the C++0x
standard? I already have "Standard library Extensions" by Pete Becker,
but there seems to be much more to be learned than what is covered in
that book.

Thanks for all suggestions.

 

[Nick Keighley]

Ralf Goertz wrote:


There's nothing comprehensive yet, mostly because the new standard isn't
finished. There are still substantial changes being made to the library
and the language. Anything available now won't reflect those changes,
and runs the risk of being misleading.

I'm the owner of Plauger's book on the C++ library. Before strings got
turned into templates.