The Most Important C++ Non-Book Publications...Ever. The C++ SourceA Pause to Reflect: Five Lists of Five, Part IIThe Most Important C++ Non-Book Publications...EverOpinionby Scott MeyersAugust 16, 2006 Summary In this article, Scott Meyers shares his picks for the five most important non-book publications in the history of C++, along with why he chose them. Last week, in the first article in this series, I identified what I consider to be the most important C++ books, but many important publications about C++ didn’t come in book form.
There were also articles in journals, magazines, and on the web; doctoral dissertations and conference proceedings; newsgroups postings; blog entries; standardization documents, etc. They’ve all played a role in the propagation of ideas seminal to the advancement of C++. I haven’t read all of them. I haven’t even read most of them. Before proceeding to the list, kindly indulge me in a brief elegy for C++ Report, the most significant serial publication ever dedicated to C++. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The Most Important C++ Books...Ever. The C++ SourceA Pause to Reflect: Five Lists of Five, Part IThe Most Important C++ Books...EverOpinionby Scott MeyersAugust 9, 2006 Summary In this article, Scott Meyers shares his picks for the five most important books in the history of C++, along with why he chose them.
I wrote Effective C++ in 1991. I learned C++ some years before that. I’m going to start by naming what I believe to be the five most important books related to C++, but before I do that, I should write a little about me. I’ll begin with what many of you will find an unredeemably damning confession: I have not written production software in over 20 years, and I have never written production software in C++. It’s not by virtue of any intimate association with the language’s standardization, either, because I’ve never been a member of the C++ standardization committee, I’ve never been on the committee’s mailing lists, and I’ve never attended any standardization meetings. The importance of some things is quickly apparent. The 16 Best Dystopian Books Of All Time. Dystopian novels—stories of the horrific future—are so common as to be almost forgettable. Here is a compilation of what I believe are the 16 greatest of the genre.
I could happily list twice as many that are amazing, but these are the best. From the post-apocalyptic wasteland to deadly viruses to social malaise, all possible bad futures end here. 16. That Hideous Strength by CS Lewis Best known for his Narnia novels, CS Lewis also wrote a trilogy dealing with visiting other planets—well the first two books did. 15. Wow, can you get more polar opposite of CS Lewis than Margaret Atwood? 14. While perhaps not as well known as some, John Christopher (the pen name of Samuel Youd) wrote a fantastic trilogy of young adult novels, set in a far future where the world has reverted to a feudal society after a global ecological disaster. 13. This novel, combined with Brooks’ Zombie Survival Guide are all you need to face the inevitable zombie apocalypse. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. The 10 Greatest Fantasy Series Of All Time. Fantasy as a genre is often unfairly maligned. While there are plenty of authors who seem to be paid by the word and are only concerned with churning out volume, there are many authors producing fantastic works that transcend genre and often are even worthy of the word literature.
While there were many worthy contenders, here are what we consider to be the 10 greatest fantasy series of all time. 10. The Wheel Of Time by Robert Jordan I could probably write several pages on what's wrong with The Wheel of Time (Jordan never could write female characters, the quality fell off a cliff after book four, the series should have ended many, many books ago, etc., etc.), but the positives of the series greatly outweigh the negatives. The Wheel of Time was made for those who like their fantasy writ large, and The Wheel of Time fulfills that desire epicly. 9. The Dark Tower actually shares some similarities with The Wheel of Time. 8. Zombies! 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. C and C++ Style Guides.