C++ is widely used in practice, and there are many textbooks, self-study books, tutorials, and reference materials available in the form of printed books, e-books, and online web sites. Below is a guide to some of the materials that you might find useful. This list needs some updating, but it's a place to start.

Required textbook

• Exploring C++ by A. Fischer, University of New Haven.
  Download here.

Code

• Tools directory

References

Free materials

C++ References

• C++ Reference is an extensive on-line reference to the C++ language, Standand C++ Library (formerly known as STL), and other useful material.

• C++ Language Tutorial is useful for getting started. The parent web site cplusplus.com has several other resources of interest to C++ programmers.

• C++ FAQ Lite---Frequently Asked Questions by Marshall Cline. This provides an interesting and thoughtful perspective on C++ usage. Section 6 "Big Picture Issues" is a good place to begin.

GUI Class Library: gtkmm

• Programming with gtkmm

• gtkmm: Main Page

• cairo graphics

• libsigc++ callback framework for C++

• GTK+ project (which underlies gtkmm)

Licensed materials

The Yale library has licenses for on-line access to the following materials. You need to be using a computer with a Yale IP address and to log in by clicking on the "Start Using Safari" button at Safari Books Online. For off-campus access, you will need to use a Yale VPN or proxy server.

• C++ Primer by Stanley B. Lippman; Josee Lajoie and Barbara E. Moo. http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/0201721481

• Effective C++ by by Scott Meyers. http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/0321334876

• More Effective C++ by Scott Meyers. http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780321545190

• Beautiful code by Andy Oram and Greg Wilson. http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596510046

• Code complete by Steve McConnell. http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/0735619670

• Beautiful architecture by Diomidis Spinellis and Georgios Gousios. http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596155780

• The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference by Nicolai M. Josuttis. http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/0201379260

• C++ FAQs, Second Edition by Marshall Cline, Greg Lomow, and Mike Girou. http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/0-201-30983-1. This is an expanded version of the online reference C++ FAQ Lite---Frequently Asked Questions described above.

• C++ Coding Standards: 101 Rules, Guidelines, and Best Practices by Herb Sutter and Andrei Alexandrescu. http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/0321113586.