[lug] C++ libraries in Linux

[Jeff Walker]

I would shy away from anything written by Schildt.  Although not everyone
agrees, he is considered a poor author.  He may have improved over the
years, but I know the C FAQ used to have a rant about him.  He is
responsible for propagating many bad coding idioms. (most famous is the
"void main()")  His examples are frequently wrong, etc.

I haven't see a book by him in four years or so, YMMV.

Also, thanks for all the STL links.  Very helpful.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Scott A. Herod [mailto:herod at interact-tv.com]
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 8:50 AM
To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
Subject: Re: [lug] C++ libraries in Linux


I should add a book.  I found something called _C/C++ Programmer's
Reference_ by Herbert Schildt that has essentially replaced K&R as
the book which sits next to the keyboard.  It doesn't contain a lot
of details but does have a few samples and a good index.

Scott

"Scott A. Herod" wrote:
> 
> For STL I use:
> 
> http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/
> 
> It's downloadable as well.
> 
> Scott
> 
> "D. Stimits" wrote:
> >
> > Depends on distro, but mainly on version of g++ you have (gcc is the C
> > compiler). Current versions seem to be under /usr/include/g++-2/ or
> > /usr/include/g++-3/, the newer ones have "-3".
> >
> > For books, you probably want Stroustrup (he wrote C++, you'll know it
> > when you see it), plus something on STL and one specifically titled "The
> > Standard C++ Library" (by Plaugner).
> >
> > D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com
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