Thread: [Dev-C++] 5 somewhat-small (but excellent) books in C++/soft. engg. you have come across.

Hello all.

Suppose you are asked to suggest 5 somewhat small
books that will significantly improve C++/software
engineeering literacy in a company whose main product
is a 500,000 line software written in (you guessed
it!) C++. Most of the employees are
otherwise-intelligent Electrical Engg. graduates who,
unfortunately, write HORRENDOUS code ("it doesn't
matter what the variable is named as long as it is
named something", "don't worry about where I place my
function, just use it", dynamically allocated objects
where automatic variables would *perfectly* suffice,
massively redundant coding, zero documentation...).

What would your suggestions be?

VM.



	
		
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On Sun, 2005-10-16 at 05:13 -0700, Vishnu M Menon wrote:
> Hello all.
> 
> Suppose you are asked to suggest 5 somewhat small
> books that will significantly improve C++/software
> engineeering literacy in a company whose main product
> is a 500,000 line software written in (you guessed
> it!) C++. Most of the employees are
> otherwise-intelligent Electrical Engg. graduates who,
> unfortunately, write HORRENDOUS code ("it doesn't
> matter what the variable is named as long as it is
> named something", "don't worry about where I place my
> function, just use it", dynamically allocated objects
> where automatic variables would *perfectly* suffice,
> massively redundant coding, zero documentation...).
> 
> What would your suggestions be?
=====
For somewhat experienced developers I highly recommend this book:
"Effective C++:50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Design (2nd
Edition)"
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0201924889/qid=1129469217/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-8482603-4095850?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

I also recommend the "Software Project Survival Guide" which although is
not a book on programming covers well the topic of software engineering:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1572316217/qid=1129469431/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-8482603-4095850?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

	gabriel

>> Suppose you are asked to suggest 5 somewhat small
>> books that will significantly improve C++/software
>> engineeering literacy...
>> What would your suggestions be?

Petchesi Gabriel Horatiu wrote:
> "Effective C++:50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Design (2nd
> Edition)"

The third edition of Scott Meyers' excellent book was recently published.  The
title is slightly different: "Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your
Programs and Designs."  I highly recommend it - even for those persons with an
earlier version.  Much has changed.

In addition to that there are so many books from which to choose.  How about:

Code Reading: The Open Source Perspective by Diomidis Spinellis

Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code by Martin Fowler

>> Most of the employees are otherwise-intelligent
>> Electrical Engg. graduates who,
>> unfortunately, write HORRENDOUS code...

If all else fails, perhaps leave some books on resume writing lying around as a
not-too-subtle hint.

--
Chuck

Vishnu M Menon wrote:

>Hello all.
>
>Suppose you are asked to suggest 5 somewhat small
>books that will significantly improve C++/software
>engineeering literacy in a company whose main product
>is a 500,000 line software written in (you guessed
>it!) C++. Most of the employees are
>otherwise-intelligent Electrical Engg. graduates who,
>unfortunately, write HORRENDOUS code ("it doesn't
>matter what the variable is named as long as it is
>named something", "don't worry about where I place my
>function, just use it", dynamically allocated objects
>where automatic variables would *perfectly* suffice,
>massively redundant coding, zero documentation...).
>
>What would your suggestions be?
>
>VM.
>  
>
http://www.mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html