C++ Primer, 4th edition, is complete and in the publisher's hands. Copies
are expected in bookstores around the end of February, and some vendors

already accepting preorders.

This edition adds Barbara Moo to the authors (which is why I'm mentioning
it), and is a complete rewrite using many of the principles behind
Accelerated C++.

C++ Primer, 4th edition, is complete and in the publisher's hands.

are expected in bookstores around the end of February, and some

already accepting preorders.

C++ Primer, 4th edition, is complete and in the publisher's hands. Copies
are expected in bookstores around the end of February, and some vendors are
already accepting preorders.

This edition adds Barbara Moo to the authors (which is why I'm mentioning
it), and is a complete rewrite using many of the principles behind
Accelerated C++. In particular, it now covers vectors, strings, and
iterators before arrays and pointers.

The two books are still very different from each other. Accelerated C++
covers only material that we believe every C++ programmer needs to know, and
is organized in an unconventional way that is optimized for fast learning
but isn't intended for use as a reference. C++ Primer is much more
conventionally organized, and also includes additional material that some
programmers will need to know and others won't. It is useful both as a text
and as a reference book. For these reasons, and because the Primer proceeds
at a more leisurely pace than Accelerated C++, it is nearly three times as
long (though still substantially shorter than the 3rd edition).

I've already received email asking whether there are plans for a new edition
of Accelerated C++. The answer is no: We see no reason to revise it until
the next C++ standard is ready. Everything in it is as valid today as when
it was published. Actually, some of it is more so: There are a few
statements in Accelerated C++ that were false until C++2003 made them true
:-)

You can find out more information about the C++ Primer, including the table
of contents, here:
http://www.aw-bc.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0201721481,00.html


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