本書所有作者都是著名的C++權威人物。

Stanley B. Lippman目前是微軟公司 Visual C++ 團隊的架構師。他從1984年開始在貝爾實驗室與C++的設計者Bjarne Stroustrup一起從事C++的設計與開發。他在迪士尼和夢工廠從事動畫製作，還擔任過JPL的高級顧問。他還著有Inside the C++ Object Model。

Josée Lajoie曾經是IBM加拿大研究中心C/C++編譯器開發團隊的成員，在ISO C++標準委員會工作瞭7年，擔任過ISO核心語言工作組的主席和C++ Report雜誌的專欄作傢。

Barbara E. Moo是擁有25年軟件經驗的獨立谘詢顧問。在AT&T，她與Stroustrup、Lippman一起管理過復雜的C++開發項目。她和Andrew Koenig閤著瞭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.