<b>The Barnes & Noble Review</b><br />Since early in the 90s, working C++ programmers have relied on Scott Meyers s <i>Effective C++</i> to dramatically improve their skills. But the state-of-the-art has moved forward dramatically since Meyers last updated this book in 1997. (For instance, there s now STL. Design patterns. Even new functionality being added through TR1 and Boost.) So Meyers has done a top-to-bottom rewrite, identifying the 55 most valuable techniques you need <i>now</i> to be exceptionally effective with C++. <br /><p><br />Over half of this edition s content is new. Templates broadly impact C++ development, and you ll find them everywhere. There s extensive coverage of multithreaded systems. There s an entirely new chapter on resource management. You ll find substantial new coverage of exceptions. Much is gained, but nothing s lost: You ll find the same depth of practical insight that first made <i>Effective C++</i> a classic all those years ago. <i>Bill Camarda, from