This is a rather unprofessional and poorly organized tome. The author is arrogant and condescending and seems to perceive his reader as an idiot. The gotchas often seem schizophrenic and jump all over the place. While there are some nuggets betwixt the pages, it's so painful to read, I couldn't recommend this to anyone.



Stick with Effective C++ and Exceptional C++. This book doesn't even come close to the clarity and appropriateness in language and style (particularly of Effective C++).