Stanley B. Lippman (May 7, 1950 – July 31, 2022) was an American

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. He is most widely known as an author of the ''C++ Primer'' book, which is currently published as 5th edition. Lippman has also authored the book ''

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at Bell Laboratories during early stages of

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development.An interview with Microsoft's new Visual C++ Architect Stanley Lippman
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. In 2007, he joined Emergent Game Technologies.C++ Pioneer Stanley Lippman and Game Industry Veterans Lee Fancey and David Gregory Join Emergent Game Technologies
/ref> He then worked for NASA, Pixar and at the time of his death was working at 2kQubits according to his LinkedIn page.

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