Effective STL Chinese Version - 50 Effective STL Usage Tips

Author: (USA) Meyers (Meyers, S.)
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: You're already familiar with STL. You know how to create containers, how to iterate over the contents of containers, how to add and remove elements, and how to use common algorithms like find and sort. But you're not satisfied. You always feel that you can't fully utilize STL. Tasks that should be simple are not simple; operations that should be straightforward either leak resources or produce incorrect results; processes that should be more efficient require more time or memory than expected. Yes, you know how to use STL, but you're not sure if you're using it effectively. That's why I wrote this book. The C++ Standard Template Library (STL) is revolutionary, but learning to use it effectively is not easy. In this book, best-selling author Scott Meyers (author of Effective C++ and More Effective C++) reveals key rules summarized by experts, including practices that experts always adopt and practices that experts always avoid. Through these rules, STL programmers can make the most of STL. Other books just describe what STL contains, while this book teaches how to use STL. This book contains 50 guidelines, and for each guideline, Scott Meyers provides thorough analysis and in-depth examples, so readers not only learn what to do but also understand when and why to do it. The highlights of this book include:
- Recommendations on choosing containers, including standard STL containers (e.g., vector and list), non-standard STL containers (e.g., hash_set and hash_map), and non-STL containers (e.g., bitset).
- Techniques to significantly improve the efficiency of STL (and programs that use STL).
- In-depth knowledge about iterators, function objects, and the behavior of allocators (allocators), including practices that programmers should always avoid.
- Guidelines for correctly using algorithms and member functions, such as find, based on their subtle behavioral differences.
- Discussion of potential portability issues, including simple ways to avoid these issues.
Like Meyers' other works, this book is filled with wisdom derived from real-world experience. Its clear, concise, and thorough style will undoubtedly benefit every STL programmer.
About the Author: Scott Meyers: One of the world's top C++ software development technology authorities. He is the author of two best-selling books, Effective C++ and More Effective C++, and was previously a contributing writer for C/C++ Users Journal and Dr. Dobb's Journal. He frequently writes for C/C++ Users Journal and Dr. Dobb's Journal and provides consulting services to clients worldwide. He is also a member of the Advisory Boards for NumeriX LLC and InfoCruiser. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Brown University.