"C++ Programmer's Guide to the STL" by Mark Nelson (IDG Books) taught me
all I know about the STL.

I recommend it.

BTW - Am I the only one how feels that these days publishers name books so
they will be easily found by search engines? This one has all the key
words build right into it!

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Can someone recommend a great book on STL that they've enjoyed reading and
would recommend to others?

Looking at Amazon.com I find 3 books worthy of mentioning:
 "STL for C++ Programmers" - Leendart Ammerral
 "STL Tutorial & Reference Guide" - David R. Musser
 "Using the STL: The C++ Standard Template Library" - Robert Robson (On
Order)

Only one book received a review from its customers.  It was even rated a
10:  "STL Tutorial & Reference Guide".  Has anyone else read this and can
comment if they agree it is such a fine book or if they have read another
they enjoyed.  Thank you.
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On 10 Nov 97 22:15:06 GMT, "Mike Vance" <friend@lightspeed.net> wrote:

>Can someone recommend a great book on STL that they've enjoyed reading and
>would recommend to others?
>
>Looking at Amazon.com I find 3 books worthy of mentioning:
> "STL for C++ Programmers" - Leendart Ammerral
> "STL Tutorial & Reference Guide" - David R. Musser
> "Using the STL: The C++ Standard Template Library" - Robert Robson (On
>Order)
>
>Only one book received a review from its customers.  It was even rated a
>10:  "STL Tutorial & Reference Guide".  Has anyone else read this and can
>comment if they agree it is such a fine book or if they have read another
>they enjoyed.  Thank you.

I found "STL Tutorial & Reference Guide" to be useful with good
examples. It is a little dated now though, compared with the standard
library version of STL. "The C++ Programming Language 3rd edition" has
several chapters on the standard library's STL.

,Brian Parker.
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bparker@mailbox.uq.edu.au (Brian Parker) writes:

>On 10 Nov 97 22:15:06 GMT, "Mike Vance" <friend@lightspeed.net> wrote:

>>Can someone recommend a great book on STL that they've enjoyed reading and
>>would recommend to others?

>I found "STL Tutorial & Reference Guide" to be useful with good
>examples. It is a little dated now though, compared with the standard
>library version of STL. "The C++ Programming Language 3rd edition" has
>several chapters on the standard library's STL.

I think it's sometimes nice to have a tutorial and a reference:

I recommend RUMINATIONS ON C++ by Koenig/Moo. Very good generic
programming tutorial. (A wonderful book in general, actually.) And Since
you may already have or want "The C++ Programming Language, 3rd Edition"
anyway, that could serve as your reference on STL -- that's what I've been
using.


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