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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Sutter, Herb.

Exceptional C++ : 47 engineering puzzles, programming problems, and solutions / Herb Sutter.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-201-61562-2 (alk. paper)

1. C++ (Computer program language) I. Title.

QA76.73.C153.S88 1999

005.13'3梔c21 99-046115

CIP

Copyright ^© 2000 by Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior consent of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. Published simultaneously in Canada.

Credits

Project Editor: Deborah Lafferty

Production Manager: Sarah Weaver

Design and Composition: Kim Arney

Index: Michael Loo

Text printed on recycled paper.

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4th printing, November 2001

Dedication

To my family for their patient support, and to Eric Wilson, Jeff Sumner, Juana Chang, Larry Palmer, and the rest of the core PeerDirect development team, my "extended family" for the past four years:

Declan West

Doug Shelley

Duk Loi

Ian Long

Justin Karabegovic

Kim Nguyen

Margot Fulcher

Mark Cheers

Morgan Jones

Violetta Lukow

Thanks for everything, guys.