BKITCPOM.RVW 960601 "Inside the C++ Object Model", Stanley B. Lippman, 1996, 0-201-83454-5, U$29.00 %A Stanley B. Lippman %C 1 Jacob Way, Reading, MA 01867-9984 %D 1996 %G 0-201-83454-5 %I Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. %O U$29.00 800-822-6339 617-944-3700 Fax: (617) 944-7273 bkexpress@aw.com %P 280 %T "Inside the C++ Object Model" If the object (you should pardon the expression) of this book was an operating system, we would say that the book was about internals. Learning the internals of the operating system does not help you to remember the commands that you need to use in order to manage your system. That type of information, however, does allow you to take shortcuts, recover from minor disasters, and understand potential loopholes in security. In the same way, learning the internals of a programming language, and particularly an object-oriented language, does not help you remember the syntax. It does, however, help you to understand which types of constructs are most suitable for which types of problems. As Lippman points out, he does not intend to get the reader into the compiler writing business, only to improve the reader's skill and quality of programming. This book si definitely not and introduction to the language and is not intended for the novice. The target audience is the intermediate to advanced C++ programmer, with a thorough grounding in objects. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996 BKITCPOM.RVW 960601 ============= Vancouver ROBERTS@decus.ca | "The client interface Institute for rslade@vanisl.decus.ca | is the boundary of Research into Rob_Slade@mindlink.bc.ca | trustworthiness." User rslade@vcn.bc.ca | - Tony Buckland, UBC Security Canada V7K 2G6 |