HELP: Need good reference book on C++

[mehrdad]

I used to be a programmer. I had a good working knowledge of C++, but I
have not been programming for the last 10-12 years. In my retirement I
decided to catch up with the changes in the language. I need a good
reference book on C++ which covers everything (preferably) up to C++ 17.
I do have the C++17 book by N.M. Josuttis, but it seems to be like an
update document rather than a reference book. What I DO NOT need is a
book that tries to teach programming using C++. Any ideas?

[Öö Tiib]

To get update what C++11/C++14 added perhaps buy that pdf from Scott
Meyers <https://www.artima.com/shop/overview_of_the_new_cpp>
Update to C++17 you already have you said.
About reference I think <https://en.cppreference.com/w/> is really
good reference (when there is internet access).
Most of the good books try to teach deeper tricks how to use one or
other feature of C++ conveniently, but that you said you do not need
in full caps.

[Scott Newman]

When you only want to learn C++11, try this:
https://sendit.cloud/a21vepy8wvpn

[Manfred]

From its description you may wish to give a look at Stroutstrup's A
Tour of C++ (Second edition) which says "It covers C++17 plus a few
likely features of C++20"

https://www.stroustrup.com/tour2.html

Disclaimer: I didn't read it, maybe others can give better informed advice.

[Alf P. Steinbach]

On 21.06.2020 19:38, Öö Tiib wrote:
> On Sunday, 21 June 2020 20:06:00 UTC+3, mehrdad wrote:
>> I used to be a programmer. I had a good working knowledge of C++, but I
>> have not been programming for the last 10-12 years. In my retirement I
>> decided to catch up with the changes in the language. I need a good
>> reference book on C++ which covers everything (preferably) up to C++ 17.
>> I do have the C++17 book by N.M. Josuttis, but it seems to be like an
>> update document rather than a reference book. What I DO NOT need is a
>> book that tries to teach programming using C++. Any ideas?
>
> To get update what C++11/C++14 added perhaps buy that pdf from Scott
> Meyers <https://www.artima.com/shop/overview_of_the_new_cpp>

Oh, something new for me to look at. I thought SM said some years ago he
was leaving the C++ scene for good. Hm.

> Update to C++17 you already have you said.
> About reference I think <https://en.cppreference.com/w/> is really
> good reference (when there is internet access).

It can be installed locally.

> Most of the good books try to teach deeper tricks how to use one or
> other feature of C++ conveniently, but that you said you do not need
> in full caps.

- Alf

[Real Troll]

There are no such books called "reference books".  You can have either
the standard itself or subscribe to various newsletters and continue
reading various blogs.

Books are for people who wants to learn something;  Blogs, newsletters
and videos are for people who wants to know something new.  In your
retirement, you have plenty of time to keep browsing the web, and and
subscribing to various spam newsletters and blogs.

[Öö Tiib]

On Sunday, 21 June 2020 22:40:32 UTC+3, Alf P. Steinbach wrote:
> On 21.06.2020 19:38, Öö Tiib wrote:
> > On Sunday, 21 June 2020 20:06:00 UTC+3, mehrdad wrote:
> >> I used to be a programmer. I had a good working knowledge of C++, but I
> >> have not been programming for the last 10-12 years. In my retirement I
> >> decided to catch up with the changes in the language. I need a good
> >> reference book on C++ which covers everything (preferably) up to C++ 17.
> >> I do have the C++17 book by N.M. Josuttis, but it seems to be like an
> >> update document rather than a reference book. What I DO NOT need is a
> >> book that tries to teach programming using C++. Any ideas?
> >
> > To get update what C++11/C++14 added perhaps buy that pdf from Scott
> > Meyers <https://www.artima.com/shop/overview_of_the_new_cpp>
>
> Oh, something new for me to look at. I thought SM said some years ago he
> was leaving the C++ scene for good. Hm.

Maybe he has left but that pdf was fine overview of features in C++11
and C++14. OP said his knowledge is from 2008-2010 with book about C++17.
So I did hope it fills the gap.

>
>
> > Update to C++17 you already have you said.
> > About reference I think <https://en.cppreference.com/w/> is really
> > good reference (when there is internet access).
>
> It can be installed locally.

Oh, I have never even tried its html book version. Is its search
engine good?

[Alf P. Steinbach]

No.

The HTML version is pure HTML+CSS, not scripted.

The CHM version (I guess that's Windows and Wine only) does have a table
of contents but if it has an index then that's not displayed by Sumatra,
the reader I use for CHM. Unfortunately Microsoft chose to discontinue
support for their various help file formats, in their usual
sabotage-the-user style. Possibly to force users to use their online docs.

Disclaimer: the folder I have this in is dated March 16 2019.

And I haven't really used it. I guess one could use a local fast search
engine. Unfortunately Microsoft sort of discontinued their "index
server" local search, except the part that willy-nilly inspects files so
that USB drives can't be unmounted so that you can't turn off that
laptop, and Google's thing, I think it's also discontinued now, greedily
indexed everything within anything that it could spot, as I recall. Why,
you have secrets from Google? Silly you. Use our search.


- Alf

[Scott Newman]

> https://www.stroustrup.com/tour2.html

https://sendit.cloud/ar3tswrcazlr

[Real Troll]

On 22/06/2020 07:05, Scott Newman wrote:
>> https://www.stroustrup.com/tour2.html
>
> https://sendit.cloud/ar3tswrcazlr
>
You may not realise this but your link has become a spam link leading to
users to a crack site or amazon prime site.

[Scott Newman]

>> https://sendit.cloud/ar3tswrcazlr

> You may not realise this but your link has become a spam link leading to
> users to a crack site or amazon prime site.

No, you've got it to click several times to get the final download.