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- From: Bradd W. Szonye <bradds@ix.netcom.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: RE: Definitive "streams" definition - books, where?
- Date: 21 Apr 1996 05:45:20 GMT
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- On Monday, April 15, 1996, Brian Leach wrote...
- > John P. Atkinson wrote:
- > >
- > > I found the following reference in "C++ FAQs" by Marshall Cline and
- Greg Lomow. This is the book
- > > version of the FAQs that appear here in comp.lang.c++, but the book is
- a much deeper, richer
- > > resource. The index alone makes it the first book I reach for. Get
- it. Keep it handy. And check
- > > out FAQ #466 on page 445-446, which calls out
- > >
- > > Teale, Steve (1993), C++ IOStreams Handbook, Addison-Wesley Publishing
- Company, Inc.
- > >
- > > I haven't bought this one yet. If you get it, let me know what you
- think.
- > >
- > > --
- > > --John Atkinson Data/Ware Development, Inc.
- >
- > John,
- >
- > I have this book and have read through it several times
- > and still don't understand the topic. It is not well
- > organized as a reference, but I have not found any
- > alternative.
- >
- > -Brian :-(
- > lasbfl@aai.arco.com
- >
-
- There are 3 good places to learn about iostreams.
-
- (1) Your compiler's provided source code. (This is how I learned).
- PROS: You get an actual, up-to-date version of iostreams that your
- compiler actually compiles and uses, with comments on some of the trickier
- parts.
- CONS: Not all vendors supply it; Borland and Microsoft do. Also, it's
- possible to miss out on some of the finer points, and you might not learn
- how to actually use the library.
-
- (2) Plauger's "The Draft Standard C++ Library" (Prentice Hall)
- PROS: You get source code, rationales, how to use it, and where the ANSI
- committee is headed with the stuff. Plus I like Plauger's writing style.
- CONS: The book is a couple years out of date; however, iostreams is one of
- the stabler parts of the library. Mostly the stuff you won't get here is
- related to wide-character streams and imbued locales.
-
- (3) The Draft Working Papers (AT&T ftp site, among other places)
- PROS: This is the official document.
- CONS: Rationales are skimpy, the language is standards-committee-legalese,
- you have to know where to look for it, and you can't get the latest
- version unless you're on the committee (AT&T provides the April 1995 DWP;
- you can find the September DWP here and there on the Web).
-
- --
- Bradd W. Szonye (bradds@ix.netcom.com), Doubleplus Corporation
-
- "To chill or to pop a cap in my dome, whoomp, there it is."
- -- Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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