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I've been in the same boat--relearning C++ after using C++98(!) for a long time. My first go-to book was _A Tour of C++_ , 2e by Stroustrup. Also _Effective Mod

I've been in the same boat--relearning C++ after using C++98(!) for a long time. My first go-to book was _A Tour of C++_ , 2e by Stroustrup. Also _Effective Modern C++_ by Scott Meyers (of _Effective C++_ fame). Other books I've been reading: _C++ 17 The Complete Guide_ by Josuttis _C++ 17 in Detail_ by Filipek Lots of good blogs out there. Also the CPP Podcast. http://cppcast.com/ http://cppcast.com/ There are also a lot of great blogs covering new features. Also

TeMPOraL 8y ago
I used to swear by Meyers in my old C++ days; his Effective C++ and More Effective C++ were my favorite software books. But recently, in the course of catching up with modern C++, I got the impression his ideas aren't considered good in the current community anymore. Can anyone comment on that?
- mrich 8y ago
  Interestingly Meyers is now a "retired C++ expert". He says he can't keep up anymore with the current C++ standard development to properly maintain errata for his books. http://scottmeyers.blogspot.com/ http://scottmeyers.blogspot.com/
the_trapper 8y ago
I'll second A Tour of C++ 2e. It's a great way to get up to speed on the most important aspects of C++. It's very readable if you're already familiar with C syntax style languages.
freedomben 8y ago
More of a meta-comment, but the underscores you used to presumably get markdown italics should actually be asterisks on HN. Normally it doesn't make a readability difference but trying to parse the book names from your post was a tad mentally painful. Took me a little while to realize the asterisk v. underscore thing so I thought I'd pass it on. Note: I do wish HN would adopt standard markdown
- linuxlizard 8y ago
  Oops. Sorry. I had completely forgotten HN markdown. I usually use the underscores around book titles with cleartext in mind. I'll remember asterisk in the future.
  - TeMPOraL 8y ago
    > I'll remember asterisk in the future. Aaand you've just learned all the formatting HN has :). That, and URLs automatically turn into clickable everywhere except the body of a self-submission (i.e. submitting a text instead of a link). Any other formatting here is just convention.
    - ltc5505 8y ago
      _Thank you!_

TeMPOraL 8y ago

I used to swear by Meyers in my old C++ days; his Effective C++ and More Effective C++ were my favorite software books. But recently, in the course of catching up with modern C++, I got the impression his ideas aren't considered good in the current community anymore. Can anyone comment on that?

mrich 8y ago
Interestingly Meyers is now a "retired C++ expert". He says he can't keep up anymore with the current C++ standard development to properly maintain errata for his books. http://scottmeyers.blogspot.com/ http://scottmeyers.blogspot.com/

the_trapper 8y ago

I'll second A Tour of C++ 2e. It's a great way to get up to speed on the most important aspects of C++. It's very readable if you're already familiar with C syntax style languages.

freedomben 8y ago

More of a meta-comment, but the underscores you used to presumably get markdown italics should actually be asterisks on HN. Normally it doesn't make a readability difference but trying to parse the book names from your post was a tad mentally painful. Took me a little while to realize the asterisk v. underscore thing so I thought I'd pass it on. Note: I do wish HN would adopt standard markdown

linuxlizard 8y ago
Oops. Sorry. I had completely forgotten HN markdown. I usually use the underscores around book titles with cleartext in mind. I'll remember asterisk in the future.
- TeMPOraL 8y ago
  > I'll remember asterisk in the future. Aaand you've just learned all the formatting HN has :). That, and URLs automatically turn into clickable everywhere except the body of a self-submission (i.e. submitting a text instead of a link). Any other formatting here is just convention.
  - ltc5505 8y ago
    _Thank you!_