Beautiful C++

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1. pjmlpOct 2022
   Yes, although Scott Meyer's is now retired and his book series have stopped in C++14.

   Some other books on this front,

   "Beautiful C++: 30 Core Guidelines for Writing Clean, Safe, and Fast Code"

   https://www.amazon.com/-/en/dp/0137647840

   "Embracing Modern C++ Safely"

   https://www.amazon.com/dp/0137380356

   Also with clion and Visual Studio, it is possible to write code while having the static analysers ping back into the core guidelines.

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2. lenkiteFeb 2025
   > As a C++ newbie I just don't understand the recommended path I'm supposed to follow, though

   Did you even read the article ? He has given the recommended path in the article itself.

   Two books describe C++ following these guidelines except when illustrating errors: “A tour of C++” for experienced programmers and “Programming: Principles and Practice using C++” for novices. Two more books explore aspects of the C++ Core Guidelines

   J. Davidson and K. Gregory Beautiful C++: 30 Core Guidelines for Writing Clean, Safe, and Fast Code. 2021. ISBN 978-0137647842

   R. Grimm: C++ Core Guidelines Explained. Addison-Wesley. 2022. ISBN 978-0136875673.

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3. tialaramexSep 2023
   Further, if in fact your standard was the only possibility (and so we can't have a different standard), there was in fact no creative element to your standard, and so it not only isn't protected from copying and redistribution for the purpose of informing people as to the law, but never protected at all since it had no creative element.

   And yes, in practice we see that there is much more demand for relatively compact, opinionated books about something standard (e.g. "Beautiful C++" the most recent book from Kate Gregory) than there is for the large volumes of tremendously dry technical documentation which makes up the standard itself, a draft of which (nobody who matters cares about the "official" document) is here: https://timsong-cpp.github.io/cppwp/

   I'd guess that you'll shift way more of a video course on the correct use of fire extinguishers than you would of a dry document specifying exactly how many litres of what retardants shall be provided to fight a fire of so-and-such proportions. Just make sure you don't persuade legislators to make watching your video a legal requirement and you can sell those for a nice healthy profit.

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