On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:14:15 +0000, Philip Pemberton wrote:

>   I'm after one or two *really* good C++ reference books. Basically,
> I've been using C++ for a couple of years, and my O'Reilly C++ and STL
> Pocket References are starting to show their limits (and age).

Evening Philip.

For my money, you can't get much better than Josuttis' 'The C++ Standard
Library' (ISBN 0201379260).  You can get it for under 30 quid from Amazon,
but could be cheaper elsewhere.  I've had mine about 5 years now (I think...)
and he does a very good job in explaining concepts and the libraries very
clearly and in a very structured way.

I got my copy because I wanted to get into the STL, but also learned a lot
about C++ in general too (not a 'Learn C++' book though).  He covers the
libraries, as well as the thinking behind them, providing both tutorial and
reference material.

Whenever I do any serious C++ work, it's always there - and you should
appreciate the chapters on streams too by what you were saying.

Plus it's a really nice hardback, so if you like books in general, it will
also look good on your bookshelf (when it's not on your desk...)

Regards,

Pete Restall
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