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:
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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