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Beautiful C++: 30 Core Guidelines for Writing Clean, Safe, and Fast Code

by J. Davidson (Author), Kate Gregory (Author) Format: Paperback
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Discover the Beauty of Modern C++

" Beautiful C++ presents the C++ Core Guidelines from a developer's point of view with an emphasis on what benefits can be obtained from following the rules and what nightmares can result from ignoring them. For true geeks, it is an easy and entertaining read. For most software developers, it offers something new and useful."
--Bjarne Stroustrup, inventor of C++ and co-editor of the C++ Core Guidelines

Writing great C++ code needn't be difficult. The C++ Core Guidelines can help every C++ developer design and write C++ programs that are exceptionally reliable, efficient, and well-performing. But the Guidelines are so jam-packed with excellent advice that it's hard to know where to start. Start here, with Beautiful C++.

Expert C++ programmers Guy Davidson and Kate Gregory identify 30 Core Guidelines you'll find especially valuable and offer detailed practical knowledge for improving your C++ style. For easy reference, this book is structured to align closely with the official C++ Core Guidelines website.

Throughout, Davidson and Gregory offer useful conceptual insights and expert sample code, illuminate proven ways to use both new and longstanding language features more successfully, and show how to write programs that are more robust and performant by default.

  • Avoid "bikeshedding": stop wasting valuable time on trivia
  • Don't hurt yourself by writing code that will cause problems later
  • Know which legacy features to avoid and the modern features to use instead
  • Use newer features properly, to get their benefits without creating new problems
  • Default to higher-quality code that's statically type-safe, leak resistant, and easier to evolve
  • Use the Core Guidelines with any modern C++ version: C++20, C++17, C++14, or C++11

There's something here to improve virtually every program you write, design, or maintain.

For ease of experimentation, all sample code is available on Compiler Explorer at https://godbolt.org/z/cg30-ch0.0.

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  5. Publication date
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  7. Dimensions
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  8. Print length
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Foreword by Bjarne Stroustrup, inventor of C++ and co-editor of the C++ Core Guidelines

I enjoyed reading this book. I enjoyed it especially because it presents the C++ Core Guidelines (CG) very differently from how the CG itself does it. The CG presents its rules relatively tersely in a fixed format. The CG rules are often expressed in language-technical terms with an emphasis on enforcement through static analysis. This book tells stories, many coming from the games industry based on the evolution of code and techniques over decades. It presents the rules from a developer’s point of view with an emphasis on what benefits can be obtained from following the rules and what nightmares can result from ignoring them. There are more extensive discussions of the motivation for rules than the CG themselves can offer.

The CG aims for a degree of completeness. Naturally, a set of rules for writing good code in general cannot be complete, but the necessary degree of completeness implies that the CG are not meant for a systematic read. I recommend the introduction and the philosophy section to get an impression of the aims of the CG and its conceptual framework. However, for a selective tour of the CG guided by taste, perspective, and experience, read the book. For true geeks, it is an easy and entertaining read. For most software developers, it offers something new and useful.

—June, 2021

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About the Author

J. Guy Davidson, head of engineering practice at Creative Assembly, works on its Total War game franchise, curates its catalogue, and improves programming standards across its engineering team. He serves on the ISO C++ committee, moderates the #include discord server, speaks at C++ events, and offers C++ mentoring support through Prospela and BAME in Games.

Kate Gregory has 40+ years of development experience in multiple languages. She has keynoted on five continents, and volunteers in many C++ activities, especially #include , which is making the industry more welcoming and inclusive. Since 1986 she and her husband have run Gregory Consulting, helping clients worldwide become more effective.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Addison-Wesley Professional
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 16, 2021
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0137647840
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0137647842
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.8 x 9.1 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,031,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Kate Gregory has been using C++ since before Microsoft had a C++ compiler, and has been paid to program since 1979. She loves C++ and believes that software should make our lives easier. That includes making the lives of developers easier! She'll stay up late arguing about deterministic destruction or how C++ 11 is not the C++ you remember.

Kate runs a small consulting firm in rural Ontario and provides mentoring and management consultant services, as well as writing code every week. She has spoken all over the world, written over a dozen books, and helped thousands of developers to be better at what they do. Kate is a Microsoft Regional Director, and a Visual C++ MVP, an Imagine Cup judge and mentor, and an active contributor to StackOverflow and other StackExchange sites. She develops courses for Pluralsight, primarily on C++ and Visual Studio. In 2014 she was Open Content Chair for CppCon, the largest C++ conference ever held, where she also delivered sessions.

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