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Learn to program the way commercial developers do!
C++: Effective Object Oriented Software Construction, Second Edition is crafted to help you understand the C++ object-oriented paradigm in depth. It enables you to translate object concepts to practical solutions, no matter what software development environment you encounter. This edition is updated for the new ANSI C++ standard. The book introduces the fundamentals of object-oriented design/programming in the context of real world C++ software development, presenting proven strategies for using C++ to engineer elegant, high-quality software as quickly and efficiently as possible. You'll learn about:
- Classes, objects, and data abstraction
- 0bject design techniques and strategies for building efficient and stable architectures
- The C++ object model, and its cost/benefit implications
- C++ code style guidelines for projects
- Tips for writing multi-threaded object-oriented software
- Single and multiple inheritance, generic programming, and error management
In this book, the author reveals the strategies professional developers have learned to maximize code and design reuse. You'll learn how to manage the extensive "housekeeping" that's associated with effective C++ software development. Then, you'll walk through detailed, real-world comparisons of the strengths and weaknesses of the major object-oriented languages. In addition, this book uses UML (Unified Modeling Language) to illustrate its design examples.
Whether you're a new programmer, a programmer familiar with procedural languages, or a C++ programmer who isn't using object-oriented techniques to their full potential, C++: Effective Object Oriented Software Construction will help you achieve your most critical goals as a developer.
About the Author
KAYSHAV DATTATRI is project leader at Netscape Communications Corp. He was formerly technical leader at Taligent, Inc., where he designed and implemented software for a leading-edge, object-oriented application development framework. He is also an independent consultant/trainer in the areas of object-oriented design and C++. He has more than a decades experience with a broad range of object-oriented languages, including C++, Smalltalk, Eiffel, and Modula-2. He is a well-known instructor for the University of California Berkeley Extension program and is very popular for his depth of knowledge and natural flair for teaching. He has been programming with C++ since 1987.
Table of Contents
I. CONCEPTS, PRACTICES, AND APPLICATIONS. 1. What Is Object-Oriented Programming? 2. What Is Data Abstraction?
3. Data Abstraction with C++.
4. Initialization and Garbage Collection within OOP.
5. The Inheritance Concept.
6. The Concept of Multiple Inheritance.
7. Selective Exports from Classes (Friend Functions).
8. The Concept of Operator Overloading.
9. Generic Types.
10. Expecting the Unexpected.
II. USING OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING EFFECTIVELY. 11. Mastering Data Abstraction.
12. Using Inheritance Effectively.
13. Understanding the C++ Object Model.
Appendix.
Bibliographical References and Recommended Reading.
Index.