''The C++ Programming Language'' is a
computer programming
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book
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first published in October 1985. It was the first book to describe the
C++ programming language, written by the language's creator,
Bjarne Stroustrup. In the absence of an official standard, the book served for several years as the ''de facto'' documentation for the evolving C++ language, until the release of the ''ISO/IEC 14882:1998: Programming Language C++'' standard on 1 September 1998. As the standard further evolved with the standardization of language and library extensions and with the publication of technical
corrigenda
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, later editions of the book were updated to incorporate the new changes.
History
The first edition of ''The C++ Programming Language'' was published in 1985. As C++ evolved, a second edition was published in July 1991, reflecting the changes made.
The third edition of the book was first published on 30 June 1997; a hardcover version of the third edition, with two new appendices, was later published as ''The C++ Programming Language: Special Edition'' on 11 February 2000. Both the softcover third edition and the hardcover “special edition” have since undergone several reprintings, with corrections.
''C++ Solutions'' () is a companion book to the third edition of ''The C++ Programming Language''. It contains solutions to selected exercises of ''The C++ Programming Language''.
The fourth edition of the book, which incorporates
C++11, was released on May 19, 2013.
See also
* ''
The C Programming Language
''The C Programming Language'' (sometimes termed ''K&R'', after its authors' initials) is a computer programming book written by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie, the latter of whom originally designed and implemented the language, as well as ...
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References
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1986 non-fiction books
Addison-Wesley books
Books about C++