As a public service: It's a very decent up-to-date book on STL

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	• The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference Nicolai M. Josuttis Addison-Wesley Professional, 1999 - 832 pages average customer review:based on 93 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great book

A very good book for anybody learning the C++ STL libraries. A good reference for people who already know the STL.

One of my favorite programming books

This book is very well-written and easy to follow. I wish there were more like this. Examples are simple, easy to follow, and understandable.

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1 of 3 Books That Must Be On My Desk At All Times!

I have hundreds of software related books. This is one of only 3 that must be on my desk at all times, one that I refuse to lend out. It is an excellent book, by far the best I have found on the topic. It is amazingly thorough and well organized. I don't believe that I have ever run across an STL related question the answer to which cannot be quickly located in this book. I use it often and would feel "naked" without it.

I bought mine when it came out in 1999. Despite the fact that the binding appears to be of good physical quality, mine is coming apart now. I presume that is indicative of the constant use this book has sustained over the past 7 years on my desk!

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As a public service: It's a very decent up-to-date book on STL

But it's not the best. The best STL book I've seen is the old STL book by Mark Nelson, C++ Programmer's Guide to the Standard Template Library -- despite its being a bit out of date (it's based on the original HP implementation). I own both books and what I've learned over the years of using them is that when I need a readable explanation of the relevant header file, Josuttis is fine: up to date and reference-like, but whenever I need to really understand what's going on there, I go to Nelson; no book is on par with it as far as intelligent and in-depth discussion of the STL design, usage, and useful sample code. I could live w/o Josuttis just fine, but w/o Nelson I'd be lost an awful lot. I know this is an unusual review :-), but I thought I'd share.

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excelent reference manual

This is the best reference on the STL that I have ever found. It covers everything in detail and tends to identify the places where you are likely to encounter difficulties.

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