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Murach's ASP.NET 2.0 Upgrader's Guide: C# Edition
By: Doug Lowe, Joel Murach
What's new and how to use it! That's what this book delivers if you're a C# developer who wants to upgrade from ASP.NET 1.x to ASP.NET 2.0. In contrast to other books that present the what's new but ignore the how to, this book uses complete business applications to show you exactly how to take advantage of all the new, work-saving 2.0 features.

That means you'll get hands-on training in using: the new code-behind model that untangles aspx pages from their code-behind files; master pages, themes, and skins to standardize the look and feel of a site; data access features like the Access, SQL, and XML data sources and new bound data controls like GridView, DetailsView, and FormView; object data sources that let you bind to custom business objects so you can create true 3-layer applications without sacrificing the convenience of data binding; site navigation features that make it easier for users to maneuver through your site; login controls to authenticate users; profiles to keep track of individual user data between user sessions; web parts, the building blocks of portals that can be customized by the user; the MultiView and Wizard controls that let you create multiple views of a single page as the user adds or confirms data to save posting time; and more.

C++ Black Book
By: Steven Holzner
Provides complete coverage of everything needed to master C++, including all C++ compilers. Explores working with data and C++ operators, storing data in strings and arrays, creating functions, and standard library functions for data processing and I/O. Provides information on data structures, unions, enumerations, classes, and objects including friend functions, copy constructors, and advanced tricks. Plus file handling, virtual functions, exceptions, debugging, plus the standard template library is presented. Covers data handling including sorting, searching and encryption, hashing, and parsing.

1001 Visual C++ Programming Tips
By: Charles Wright, Kris, Ph.D., M.B.A. Jamsa
Covers everything from programming basics to variables, functions, and object-oriented programming. Works like a reference book, covering every aspect of C++ in an encyclopedic fashion. The two CD-ROMs contain Microsoft C++ 6.0, source code for the programs in the text, and an introductory edition of ENU.

Rapid Application Development With Visual C++
By: David McMahon
Covers software development techniques and daily programming skills and management issues as well as a wide range of topics form good programming practices and commenting code to all types of Windows projects like dynamic-link libraries and Active X controls.

C++ Objects for Making Unix and Windows NT Talk
By: Mark Nadelson, Tom Hagan
Delivers an in-depth look at cross-platform techniques beyond socket communications. will enable you to develop applications capable of accessing functionality located on either UNIX or Windows NT. Covers Remote Procedure Calls (RPC), Remote Execution (REXEC), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Cross-Platform Semaphores, Shared Memory processes, Pipes for process-to-process communications, and Publish and Subscribe application frameworks.

Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied
By: Andrei Alexandrescu
Introduces the concept of generic components within all C++ language. Discusses issues that C++ developers deal with on a daily basis, including policy-based design for flexibility, partial template specialization, typelists, patterns, and multi-method engineers. Works to present C++ as a newly discovered language for software architects. Presents a collection of reusable design artifacts, called generic components, together with the techniques that make them possible. These generic components bring their users the well-known benefits of libraries, but in the broader space of system architecture.

C++ Strategies and Tactics
By: Robert B. Murray
Covers abstraction, single and multiple inheritance, design for inheritance, exceptions, handles, robustness, reusability, templates, memory management, performance, documentation, packaging, and management issues.

C++ Distilled: A Concise ANSI/ISO Reference and Style Guide
By: Ira Pohl
A reference with some added tips on style and usage. Some of the main topics included are: types, casts old and new, functions, classes, inheritance, RTTI, templates, exceptions, and I/Os. An STL reference is included.

The Design and Evolution of C++
By: Bjarne Stroustrup
Focuses on the principles, process, and decisions made during the development of the C++ language. As the "inventor" of the language, Stroustrup presents his unique insight into the decisions which resulted in the features of C++ -- the universally praised, the controversial, and even some of the rejected ones. The book provides a solid introduction to OOP and C++ for beginners. Intermediate C++ programmers would also benefit from the discussions on casting, use of private/public/protected inheritence and scoping, and exceptions.

Designing Object Oriented C++ Applications Using The Booch Method
By: Robert Cecil Martin
Taking on a global orientation to software programming, this practical guide offers scores of tested methods for using the C++ programming language with object-oriented design techniques for creating a variety of applications and solving a host of programming problems.

Ruminations on C++ : A Decade of Programming Insight and Experience
By: Andrew Koenig, Barbara E. Moo
Begins by explaining why C++ is worth learning and then moves on to the most important elements of C++. Emphasizes understanding and practical use of the language. Explores the basics, covers inheritance and object-oriented programming, discusses templates and the powerful kind of abstraction they provide, and shows how to design and use libraries. Derived from magazine columns written over the years in the Journal of Object-Oriented Programming (JOOP) and the now-defunct C++ Journal.

C++ Builder How-To: The Definitive C++ Builder Problem-Solver
By: John Miano, Thomas Cabanski, Harold Howe
Borland C++ Builder is Borland's new object-oriented development tool that combines the power and control of the C++ programming language with the rapid application development productivity of Delphi. Using the award-winning question-and-answer format of the How-To series, this must-have guide provides programmers with everything they need to use this powerful tool to write professional programs and solve complex problems quickly. Includes custom components programmers can use in their C++ Builder applications as well as over 100 real-world programming solutions.

C++ : The Core Language
By: Gregory Satir, Doug Brown
A primer for C programmers transitioning to C++ and designed to get users up to speed quickly, this book tells users just what they need to learn first. Covering a subset of the features of C++, the user can actually use this subset to get familiar with the basics of the language. Includes sidebars that give overviews of advanced features not covered.

C++: The Complete Reference
By: Herbert Schildt
Part I describes the root of C++ (What it is and how it works). Part II covers C++'s OOP components and classes in detail. Part III covers all effective C++ software application development. Contains expertly-crafted explanations, insider tips, and hundreds of examples that describe and demonstrate every aspect of C++.

Exceptional C++: 47 Engineering Puzzles, Programming Problems, and Solutions
By: Herb Sutter
Tests the reader's knowledge of advanced C++ language features and idioms with several dozen programming puzzles and explanations. Based on the author's Guru of the Week Web column, this book poses a series of challenging questions on the inner workings of C++, centering around generic programming with the Standard Template Library (STL), exception handling, memory management, and class design.

The C++ Programming Language Special Edition
By: Bjarne Stroustrup
Presents the full specification for the C++ language and standard library. Encompasses new language features, particularly run-time type identification, namespaces, and the standard library.

Effective C++: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Design
By: Scott Meyers
Opens with some hints for porting code from C to C++ and then moves on to the proper use of the new and delete operators in C++ for more robust memory management. The text then proceeds to class design, including the proper use of constructors, destructors, and overloaded operator functions for assignment within classes. Also provides a handful of suggestions for general class design, including strategies for using different types of inheritance and encapsulation.

More Effective C++ : 35 New Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs
By: Scott Meyers
Includes proven methods for improving program efficiency, including incisive examinations of the time/space costs of C++ language features, comprehensive descriptions of advanced techniques used by C++ experts, including new, virtual constructors, smart pointers, reference counting, proxy classes, and double-dispatching, and practical treatments of new language features, including bool, mutable, explicit, namespaces, member templates, the Standard Template Library, and more.