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Pages: 461

Year of Publication: 1995

ISBN:0-201-54330-3

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Bjarne Stroustrup

AT&T Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ

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ACM Press/Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. New York, NY, USA

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
D. Software
D.3 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
D.3.2 Language Classifications

Nouns: C++

Additional Classification:
D. Software
D.3 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

General Terms:
Design, Languages

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"Allan Blackman : Reviewer"

The designer of C++ has produced a generally readable and literate account of the development of the language: an explanation and justification of difficult, sometimes agonizing, design decisions. He holds that language design i more...

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