C++ Resources: On the Web and Printed
(Updated April 2017 by Leor Zolman)
Online C++ Language Resources:
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www.isocpp.org: “C++ Central” site spearheaded by Herb Sutter. News, events, etc.
www.isocpp.org/wiki/faq/cpp11: C++11 Overview
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C++14 ISO November 2014 Draft Standard (free):
www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2014/n4296.pdf
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Bjarne Stroustrup’s C++11 FAQ:
www.stroustrup.com/C++11FAQ.html
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C++11 Wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/c++11
 Nice description of most new C++11 features
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Herb Sutter’s blog: http://herbsutter.com
C++ Library Resources:
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cppreference.com (Note: There’s a lot more than lib info here; TS’s, for example!)
http://en.cppreference.com/w/
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Boost Web Site: www.boost.org
C++11/14 Compilers/Libraries:
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C++ Compiler Standard Conformance Comparison (at cppreference.com)
http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/compiler_support
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Online compilers to test language features: Wandbox: http://melpon.org/wandbox/
Cpp.sh (Very simple to use): http://cpp.sh
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Twilight Dragon Media (Windows-friendly MinGW g++ compiler, auto-installer):
http://tdm-gcc.tdragon.net/
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Visual Studio Community (free version of Microsoft’s development environment):
http://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs
Online C++ Talks from CppCon 2016:
CppCon YouTube Channel (includes all 2015 and 2016 talks):
https://www.youtube.com/user/CppCon
Bjarne Stroustrup, The Evolution of C++ Past, Present and Future (keynote)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wzc7a3McOs
Herb Sutter, Leak-Freedom in C++…By Default (keynote)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfmTagWcqoE
Older Online C++ Talks:
Herb Sutter: Why C++? (Amazing keynote from C++ and Beyond Conference, 9/11):
https://channel9.msdn.com/posts/C-and-Beyond-2011-Herb-Sutter-Why-C
Herb Sutter: The Future of C++ (Microsoft Build Conference, 11/12):
http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2012/2-005
CppCon 2014 conference presentations:
http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/CPP/C-PP-Con-2014
www.isocpp.org/wiki/faq/cpp11#cpp11-videos: Nice collection of video presentations
STL Resources:
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MSVC Debug Iterator Information
MSVC Checked Iterators
STLFilt: An STL Error Message Decryptor for C++ (Leor’s error filter)
Other C++ Blogs/Resources I Like:
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Andrzej’s C++ blog: https://akrzemi1.wordpress.com
C++ Truths: http://cpptruths.blogspot.com/
StackOverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/c++
CppCast: http://cppcast.com/
C++ Books
My Ratings:
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= “Must Have”
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The C++ Programming Language (Fourth Edition), Bjarne Stroustrup, AddisonWesley, 1997, ISBN 0-201-88954-4.
    The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference, 2nd Ed., Nicolai
Josuttis, Addison-Wesley.
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software, Erich Gamma,
Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, and John Vlissides, Addison- Wesley, 1995, ISBN 0201-63361-2. Also available as the Design Patterns CD, Addison-Wesley, 1998,
ISBN 0-201-63498-8.
   C++ Gotchas: Avoiding Common Problems in Coding and Design, Steven
Dewhurst, Addison-Wesley, 2003, ISBN 0-321-12518-5.
   C++ Common Knowledge: Essential Intermediate Programming, Steven
Dewhurst, Addison-Wesley, 2005, ISBN 0-321-32192-8.
C++ Templates: The Complete Guide, David Vandevoorde and Nicolai Josuttis,
Addison-Wesley, 2003, ISBN 0-201-73484-2.
  C++ Coding Standards, Herb Sutter and Andrei Alexandrescu, AddisonWesley, 2005, ISBN 0-321-11358-6.
Scott Meyers’ Effective C++ Series:
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   Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11
and C++14, Scott Meyers, O’Reilly, 2014
    Effective C++, Third Edition: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your
Programs and Designs, Scott Meyers, Addison-Wesley, 2005, ISBN 0-321-33487-6.
   More Effective C++: 35 New Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs,
Scott Meyers, Addison-Wesley, 1996, ISBN 0-201-63371-X.
   Effective STL: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of the Standard
Template Library, Scott Meyers, Addison-Wesley, 2001, ISBN 0-201- 74962-9.
The Herb Sutter Collection:
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   Exceptional C++, Herb Sutter, Addison-Wesley, 2000, ISBN 0-201- 615622.
Boost:
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  More Exceptional C++, Herb Sutter, Addison-Wesley, 2002, ISBN 0- 201-
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70434-X.
   Exceptional C++ Style, Herb Sutter, Addison-Wesley, 2005, ISBN 0- 20176042-8.
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  Beyond the C++ Standard Library: An Introduction to Boost, Björn Karlsson,
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Addison-Wesley, 2006, ISBN 0-321-13354-4.
C++ Template Metaprogramming, David Abrahams and Aleksey Gurtovoy, AddisonWesley, 2005, 0-321-22725-5.