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Re:Stroustrup on next-gen C++: I didn't want to let go of my... by nnq on Friday December 14, 2012 @06:49AM (#4920517)
Out of curiosity, if one wanted to "re-learn modern C++" after years of Java, Python, Ruby, where could he start from? (something like a "crash course") Is Stroustrup's "Principles and Practice Using C++" any good for this purpose?
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Re:Stroustrup on next-gen C++: I didn't want to let go of my... by shawn-butler on Friday December 14, 2012 @09:07AM (#4920942)
Depending on your prior expertise level with c++98, you could pick up the c++11 just by looking at deltas of the standard.

Along those lines, the Microsoft compiler team had a good blog post with links to relevant portions of the standard that I found helpful. [0] All of those "No" not implemented yet is a definite problem. I can also recommend the MSDN series "Welcome Back to C++ (Modern C++)" [1]. And also Microsoft supplies the source code for an app called "hilo" that utilizes c++11, asynchronous techniques and MVVM patterns, but obviously in the context of the microsoft platform! [2]

[0]: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2011/09/12/10209291.a...

[1]: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh279654(v=vs.110).a...

[2]: http://hilo.codeplex.com/

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Re:Stroustrup on next-gen C++: I didn't want to let go of my... by dkarl on Friday December 14, 2012 @07:27AM (#4920618)
Principles and Practices is a book for people who have not programmed before. Unfortunately, the book you want is the fourth edition of The C++ Programming Language, which will not be available until April: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0321563840
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Re:Stroustrup on next-gen C++: I didn't want to let go of my... by nnq on Friday December 14, 2012 @08:46AM (#4920867)
yep, I'll probably order it when it comes out ...though it's definitely not a "crash course" :)
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Re:Stroustrup on next-gen C++: I didn't want to let go of my... by gits1225 on Friday December 14, 2012 @08:15AM (#4920753)
C++ Primer, 5th Edition, by Stanley B. Lippman, Josée LaJoie, Barbara E. Moo: https://www.informit.com/store/c-plus-plus-primer-9780321714... and http://isocpp.org/
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