From the author of the indispensable Effective C , here are 35 new ways to improve your programs and designs. Meyers explains how to write software that is more effective more efficient, more robust, more consistent, more portable, and more reusable. Salient Features* Proven methods for improving program efficiency, including incisive examinations of the time/space costs of C language features* Comprehensive descriptions of advanced techniques used by C experts* Examples of the profound impact of exception handling on the structure and behaviour of C classes and functions* Practical treatments of new language features Table Of Contents Introduction Basics Operators Exceptions Efficiency Techniques Miscellany Recommended Reading An auto_ptr Implementation General Index Index of Example Classes, Functions and Templates