Re: [ALACPP] next week's meeting

[Josh Dybnis <jdybnis@xxxxxxxxx>]

> > > _The Design and Evolution of C++_ by Stroustrup
> > 
> > This might be interesting and a change of pace. The only thing that
> > scares me is Stroustrup's writing.

This would be interesting to read in a group. It could spark some
discussion more interesting than:

Person 1: So, did everyone understand the chapter on const iterators?
Person 2: Yep.
Person 3: Pretty much.
Person 4: Didn't do the reading.
Person 5: No problems.
Person 1: Ok.
Person 2: Ok.
Person 3: Chicken's good today.
Person 2: Yep.
Person 5: Anyone see South Park last night?

> > > maybe _Inside the C++ Object Model_, maybe
> > 
> > I've heard this is a very good book.
> 
> I think it goes into depth about how vtables and RTTI work. 

I'd be interested in that. But it's something to cover in a week or two
at most.

> > > _Practical Statecharts in C/C++: Quantum Programming for Embedded
> Systems 
> > > with CDROM_

I skimmed that book a few months ago and it looked really solid. The
only reason I didn't buy it was because I'm not currently working on
any UI's or other stateful systems. But if some of you guys are into
that it would be quite an interesting read, and not too demanding I
think. BTW, I didn't get the author's metaphor with quantum mechanics,
but it wasn't essential to the material. I think the author puts it in
because his background is Physics. It's not the first time I've seen a
Physicist use the language of quantum mechanics to try make something
simple to explain. It never really worked for me those times either.

Right now my vote is for the Stroustrup book.

-Josh Dybnis
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