More effective C++ 35 new Ways to improve your Programs and Designs

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Basics
	Item 1: Distinguish between pointers and references.
	Item 2: Prefer C++-style casts.
	Item 3: Never treat arrays polymorphically.
	Item 4: Avoid gratuitous default constructors.
Operators
	Item 5: Be wary of user-defined conversion functions.
	Item 6: Distinguish between prefix and postfix forms of increment and decrement operators.
	Item 7: Never overload &&, ||, or ,.
	Item 8: Understand the different meanings of new and delete.
Exceptions
	Item 9: Use destructors to prevent resource leaks.
	Item 10: Prevent resource leaks in constructors.
	Item 11: Prevent exceptions from leaving destructors.
	Item 12: Understand how throwing an exception differs from passing a parameter or calling a virtual function.
	Item 13: Catch exceptions by reference.
	Item 14: Use exception specifications judiciously.
	Item 15: Understand the costs of exception handling.
Efficiency
	Item 16: Remember the 80-20 rule.
	Item 17: Consider using lazy evaluation.
	Item 18: Amortize the cost of expected computations.
	Item 19: Understand the origin of temporary objects.
	Item 20: Facilitate the return value optimization.
	Item 21: Overload to avoid implicit type conversions.
	Item 22: Consider using op= instead of stand-alone op.
	Item 23: Consider alternative libraries.
	Item 24: Understand the costs of virtual functions, multiple inheritance, virtual base classes, and RTTI.
Techniques
	Item 25: Virtualizing constructors and non-member functions.
	Item 26: Limiting the number of objects of a class.
	Item 27: Requiring or prohibiting heap-based objects.
	Item 28: Smart pointers.
	Item 29: Reference counting.
	Item 30: Proxy classes.
	Item 31: Making functions virtual with respect to more than one object.
Miscellany
	Item 32: Program in the future tense.
	Item 33: Make non-leaf classes abstract.
	Item 34: Understand how to combine C++ and C in the same program.
	Item 35: Familiarize yourself with the language standard.
Recommended Reading
An auto_ptr Implementation
General Index
Index of Example Classes, Functions, and Templates