Foreword

The fundamental problem with most technical books is that the authors are just too smart for their readers' good. By the time one becomes an expert at a highly technical field, such as C++ programming, one has usually lost the knack of identifying with the poor struggling newbie. Also — it has to be said — most techies are not very good writers.

Fortunately, the most able 10% of programmers also tend to be rather good writers — and my old friend Steve Heller is well up in both categories. He's also clever enough to know that he's not really very good at thinking like a programming newbie, and to go find help from people who are.

But the book you're holding in your hands isn't just clever; it has a special, serendipitous magic that makes ...

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