"Beautiful C++ presents the C++ Core Guidelines 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. For true geeks, it is an easy and entertaining read. For most software developers, it offers something new and useful." --Bjarne Stroustrup, inventor of C++ and co-editor of the C++ Core Guidelines

Writing great C++ code needn't be difficult. The C++ Core Guidelines can help every C++ developer design and write C++ programs that are exceptionally reliable, efficient, and well-performing. But the Guidelines are so jam-packed with excellent advice that it's hard to know where to start. Start here, with Beautiful C++.

Expert C++ programmers Guy Davidson and Kate Gregory identify 30 Core Guidelines you'll find especially valuable and offer detailed practical knowledge for improving your C++ style. For easy reference, this book is structured to align closely with the official C++ Core Guidelines website.

Throughout, Davidson and Gregory offer useful conceptual insights and expert sample code, illuminate proven ways to use both new and longstanding language features more successfully, and show how to write programs that are more robust and performant by default.

Embracing Modern C++ Safely shows you how to make effective use of the new and enhanced language features of modern C++ without falling victim to their potential pitfalls.

Based on their years of experience with large, mission-critical projects, four leading C++ authorities divide C++11/14 language features into three categories: Safe, Conditionally Safe, and Unsafe. Safe features offer compelling value, are easy to use productively, and are relatively difficult to misuse. Conditionally Safe features offer significant value but come with risks that require significant expertise and familiarity before use. Unsafe features have an especially poor risk/reward ratio, are easy to misuse, and are beneficial in only the most specialized circumstances.

This book distills the C++ community's years of experience applying C++11 and C++14 features and will help you make effective and safe design decisions that reflect real-world, economic engineering tradeoffs in large-scale, diverse software development environments. The authors use examples derived from real code bases to illustrate every finding objectively and to illuminate key issues. Each feature identifies the sound use cases, hidden pitfalls, and shortcomings of that language feature.

"The X Resource is a quarterly working journal for X programmers that provides practical, timely information about the programming, administration, and use of the X Window System. It is published quarterly in January, April, July, and October by O'Reilly and Associates, Inc. The journal is the Official Publisher of the X Consortium Technical Conference Proceedings, which form the January issue.

7TH ANNUAL X TECHNICAL CONFERENCEProposal for an X-based Online Help Protocol Kent J. Summers and Jeffrey L. VogelDescribing Formats for X-based Data Interchange Ellis S. CohenA Widget Class Extension for Improved Geometry Management Steve HumphreyThe Layout Widget: A TeX-Style Constraint Widget Class Keith PackardBuilding Distributed User Interfaces with Fresco Mark Linton and Chuck PriceMelding OSF/Motif, C++ and the Intrinsics Douglas S. Rand and Gilles BenatiThe Trestle Toolkit Mark S. ManasseHypergraphics and Hypertext in Tk John K. OusterhoutThe X Engine Library: A C++ Library for Constructing X Pseudo-servers John MengesThe X File System Jeff NisewangerTrace Analysis of the X Window System Protocol Laurence P. G. Cable and Stuart W. MarksMulti-threaded Xlib Stephen GildeaDistributed Memory Multi-computers as X Clients Steve R. Ball and Chris W. JohnsonGUI for Near-Real-Time Applications in X -- Programming Tips Ilan AisicTaX: A Tool for Building Time Dependent Applications Nuno M. Correia and Nuno M. GuimaraesSupporting Mobile, Pen-Based Computing with X James Kempf and Alan WilsonMaking the X Window System Accessible to People with Disabilities Will D. Walker and Mark E. NovakRuntime Translation of X Interfaces to Support Visually-Impaired Users Keith Edwards and Thomas RodriguezA FullyFunctional Implementation of Layered Windows Peter DaifukuAn Update on Low-Bandwidth X (LBX) Jim Fulton

The year 2000 is almost here and anyone involved with the manufacture, programming or use of computers is concerned. Unless computers are re-programmed to take into account of the two zeros at the end of 2000, computers, computer chips, etc. could and will stop at the end of century. In order to re-program, computer programmers need to program the old mainframes, some PCs, and chips in Cobol. Cobol programmers are in great demand, but some need to "brush up" their Cobol skills. Many more computer programmers will need to learn Cobol in order to satisfy the demand for Year 2000 compliance. This book will cover all the main skills needed for all this re-programming: Cobol (at present covers 50-60% mainframes); PL/1 (at present covers 30% mainframes); and RPG (at present covers 10% mainframes).