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Important C++ Authors.

Bjarne Stroustrup

Dr. Bjarne Stroustrup is the original creator of the C++ programming language. We use original because today the C++ language is defined by ISO and ANSI comittees.

Dr. Stroustrup is no longer the sole designer of the language, but still is a very important voice in every decision of the comitees. At least three of his books are very important to every C++ programmer:

The C++ Programming Language, 1st ed., 1986.
Contains the original definition of the language;
The Annotated C++ Reference Manual, with Margaret Ellis, 1990.
Usually called ARM. ARM updates the first versions of the language to the experience of C++ programmers and compiler implementors with the language till then. It is also kind of a prelude to the next book,
The C++ Programming Language, 2nd ed., 1991.
Contains a very updated definition of the language, practically what will be shown in the next C++ standard.

Probably because C++ is not as elegant as C, the two editions of the foundation book The C++ Programming Language are not as elegant as any edition of The C Programming Language. For instance, an experient programmer can learn C from The C Programming Language, but probably can't learn C++ from The C++ Programming Language.

About Bjarne Stroustrup's books published by Addison-Wesley .

Stanley Lippman

Stanley Lippman was one of the first users and implementors of C++, having worked in the original cfront implementation, right at the former AT & T Bell Labs, nowadays LucentTechnologies. Lippman was also the first editor of C++Report, probably the most advanced C++ magazine nowadays.

His peers say his present interests today are limited to Mickey Mouse, as he's the principal software engineer at Disney Studios. =8-)

Two books by Lippman are generally considered important:

C++ Primer, 1st ed., 19??.
An early and authorized C++ tutorial. This book had a second edition, also considered important, as it introduces the newest C++ concepts, such as exceptions and templates.
This book is indeed so important that a third edition was recently released. This time Lippman teamed up with Josée Lajoie, currently the chair of the core language working group for the ANSI/ISO C++ Standard Committee.
Inside the C++ Object Model, 1996.
C++ has become so complex, it is necessary to have the conceptual machine for it explicitly stated. That's the function of this very important book. It received very good reviews, that criticized only its lack of a careful revision, particularly of its example code fragments.

About Stanley Lippman's books published by Addison-Wesley .

Andrew Koenig

Andrew Koenig, known as Andy by his peers was another very important person in the creation of C++ and the early adoption of the language, and is currently Project Editor of the ISO/ANSI C++ committee.

About Andrew Koenig's books published by Addison-Wesley . Andrew Koenig has also published Ruminations on C++: A Decade of Programming Insight and Experience, coauthored by Barbara Moo, that currently heads AT&T's Internet Architecture Division.

Scott Meyers

The page about Scott Meyers's books published by Addison-Wesley contains a list of books published by Scott Meyers. He's got also a personal homepage, Scott Meyers Home Page.

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Acknowledgements:

Background Patterns by J. Boersma.
Timothy Nall, who believes C++ Doesn't Really Exist, reviewed the text of these pages.
I thank him any paragraph that is correctly written. As I hadn't followed all his suggestions, any error is my own fault.
Prof. Nall is also the author of a very interesting and informative site named The ELT Two Cents Café, dedicated to teaching English as a foreign language.

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