# Accelerated C++
Practical Programming by Example

## by Andrew Koenig and Barbara E. Moo
Addison-Wesley, 2000
ISBN 0-201-70353-X

- Preface
- Table of Contents
- Errata
- Getting the code to run under Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0

Coming soon:

- Advice to readers
- Source code

This is a first-rate introductory book that takes a practical approach to solving problems using C++. It covers a much wider scope of C++ progamming than other introductory books I've seen, and in a surprisingly compact format.
--Dag Brück, founding member of the ANSI/ISO C++ committee
The authors present a clear, cogent introduction to C++ programming in a way that gets the student writing nontrivial programs immediately.
--Stephen Clamage, Sun Microsystems, Inc., and chair of the ANSI C++ committee
Anyone reading just this one book and working through the examples and exercises will have the same skills as many professional programmers.
--Jeffrey D. Oldham, Stanford University

Why is Accelerated C++ so effective? Because it

- Starts with the most useful concepts rather than the most primitive ones:
  You can begin writing programs immediately.
- Describes real problems and solutions, not just language features:
  You see not only what each feature is, but also how to use it.
- Covers the language and standard library together:
  You can use the library right from the start.

The authors proved this approach in their professional-education course at Stanford University, where students learned how to write substantial programs on their first day in the classroom.

### About the authors

Andrew Koenig is is a member of the Large-Scale Programming Research Department at AT&T's Shannon Laboratory, and the Project Editor of the C++ standards committee. A programmer for more than 30 years, 15 of them in C++, he has published more than 150 articles about C++, and speaks on the topic worldwide. He is the author of C Traps and Pitfalls and co-author of Ruminations on C++.
Barbara E. Moo is an independent consultant with 20 years' experience in the software field. During her nearly 15 years at AT&T, she worked on one of the first commercial projects ever written in C++, managed the company's first C++ compiler project, and directed the development of AT&T's award-winning WorldNet Internet service business. She is co-author of Ruminations on C++ and lectures worldwide.