A fast-paced， thorough introduction to modern C++ written for experienced programmers。 After reading C++ Crash Course， you'll be proficient in the core language concepts， the C++ Standard Library， and the Boost Libraries。

C++ is one of the most widely used languages for real-world software。 In the hands of a knowledgeable programmer， C++ can produce small， efficient， and readable code that any programmer would be proud of。

Designed for intermediate to advanced programmers， C++ Crash Course cuts through the weeds to get you straight to the core of C++17， the most modern revision of the ISO standard。 Part 1 covers the core of the C++ language， where you'll learn about everything from types and functions， to the object life cycle and expressions。 Part 2 introduces you to the C++ Standard Library and Boost Libraries， where you'll learn about all of the high-quality， fully-featured facilities available to you。 You'll cover special utility classes， data structures， and algorithms， and learn how to manipulate file systems and build high-performance programs that communicate over networks。

You'll learn all the major features of modern C++， including:
- Fundamental types， reference types， and user-defined types
- The object lifecycle including storage duration， memory management， exceptions， call stacks， and the RAII paradigm
- Compile-time polymorphism with templates and run-time polymorphism with virtual classes
- Advanced expressions， statements， and functions
- Smart pointers， data structures， dates and times， numerics， and probability/statistics facilities
- Containers， iterators， strings， and algorithms
- Streams and files， concurrency， networking， and application development

With well over 500 code samples and nearly 100 exercises， C++ Crash Course is sure to help you build a strong C++ foundation。