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“I enjoyed reading this book. I enjoyed it especially because it presents the C++ Core Guidelines (CG) very differently from how the CG itself does it. The CG presents its rules relatively tersely in a fixed format. The CG rules are often expressed in language-technical terms with an emphasis on enforcement through static analysis. This book tells stories, many coming from the games industry based on the evolution of code and techniques over decades. It presents the rules from a developer’s point of view with an emphasis on what benefits can be obtained from following the rules and what nightmares can result from ignoring them. There are more extensive discussions of the motivation for rules than the CG themselves can offer.
The CG aims for a degree of completeness. Naturally, a set of rules for writing good code in general cannot be complete, but the necessary degree of completeness implies that the CG are not meant for a systematic read. I recommend the introduction and the philosophy section to get an impression of the aims of the CG and its conceptual framework. However, for a selective tour of the CG guided by taste, perspective, and experience, read the book. For true geeks, it is an easy and entertaining read. For most software developers, it offers something new and useful.
— Bjarne Stroustrup, June 2021
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