C++ FAQ LITE — Frequently Asked Questions
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Table of Contents:

• [1] Copying permissions
• [2] On-line sites that distribute this document
• [3] C++-FAQ-Book versus C++-FAQ-Lite
• [4] Recent changes to this document
• [5] Netiquette when posting to comp.lang.c++
• [6] Big Picture issues
• [7] Classes and objects
• [8] References
• [9] Inline functions
• [10] Constructors
• [11] Destructors
• [12] Assignment operators
• [13] Operator overloading
• [14] Friends
• [15] Input/output via <iostream.h> and <stdio.h>
• [16] Freestore management
• [17] Exceptions and error handling
• [18] Const correctness
• [19] Inheritance — basics
• [20] Inheritance — virtual functions
• [21] Inheritance — proper inheritance and substitutability
• [22] Inheritance — abstract base classes (ABCs)
• [23] Inheritance — what your mother never told you
• [24] Inheritance — private and protected inheritance
• [25] Coding standards
• [26] Learning OO/C++
• [27] Learning C++ if you already know Smalltalk
• [28] Reference and value semantics
• [29] How to mix C and C++
• [30] Pointers to member functions
• [31] Container classes and templates
• [32] Class libraries
• [33] Compiler dependencies
• [34] Miscellaneous technical issues
• [35] Miscellaneous environmental issues