The only C++ book that I ever found to be worth it, is Ruminations on C++
by Andrew Koenig.

Robby
On Nov 19, 2012 10:01 AM, "Steve Simon" <steve@quintile.net> wrote:

> I need to learn c++ for work - people have strong opinions on
> languages I know, and not everyone likes c++ but its a requirment for me.
>
> I really want to develop a good sence of c++ style, I learnt C at the feet
> of
> K&R and then the plan9 sourcecode so I learnt how to write clean elegant
> code
> (I think :-). The problem I am finding is there are many c++ styles and I
> have
> yet to find a clean and elegant one.
>
> anyone sugest a project that I could look at that contains well written
> code?
> failing that is there a book that teaches good style?
>
> I am refering to things like adding a leading m_ to class member variables
> (which looks horrid to me but I am willing to learn), and smart locks
> (mutexs
> which unlock on destruct).
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> -Steve
>
>