This book introduces standard C++ and the key programming and design techniques supported

by C++. Standard C++ is a far more powerful and polished language than the version of C++ introduced by the first edition of this book. This book presents every major C++ language feature and the standard library. It is organized around language and library facilities.The primary aim of this book is to help the reader understand how the facilities offered by C++

support key programming techniques. The aim is to take the reader far beyond the point where he

or she gets code running primarily by copying examples and emulating programming styles from

other languages. Only a good understanding of the ideas behind the language facilities leads to mastery.