More Effective C++ Contents

Dedication
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