本书所有作者都是著名的C++权威人物。

Stanley B. Lippman目前是微软公司 Visual C++ 团队的架构师。他从1984年开始在贝尔实验室与C++的设计者Bjarne Stroustrup一起从事C++的设计与开发。他在迪士尼和梦工厂从事动画制作，还担任过JPL的高级顾问。他还著有Inside the C++ Object Model。

Josée Lajoie曾经是IBM加拿大研究中心C/C++编译器开发团队的成员，在ISO C++标准委员会工作了7年，担任过ISO核心语言工作组的主席和C++ Report杂志的专栏作家。

Barbara E. Moo是拥有25年软件经验的独立咨询顾问。在AT&T，她与Stroustrup、Lippman一起管理过复杂的C++开发项目。她和Andrew Koenig合著了Accelerated C++和Ruminations on C++。

C++ Primer, a favorite choice for a first C++ book, has been greatly improved with the latest and greatest on C++, stressing the built-in language features of the C++ Standard Library. For this new version--weighing in at a massive 1,237 pages--Stanley Lippman, a well-known C++ expert, teams up with Josée Lajoie, who has helped define the C++ international language standard. The new material is excellent for programmers who want to get the most out of new and advanced features in the language.

The authors still introduce the basics of C++, including data types and pointers, but quickly move on to stress how to get the most out of the built-in features of ISO-standard C++. Throughout this book built-in support for the C++ Standard Library, such as container classes like vectors and maps, and other standard features, such as the string class, are integrated into a tried-and- proven basic-language tutorial.

The major new features of C++ (templates, name spaces, and run-time type identification) all get their due. The result is an authoritative guide to basic and advanced C++ in a clear and readable style, with plenty of short, practical examples throughout the text. The book includes exercises--some quite challenging--for every section: a perfect choice both for self-study and the classroom.