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» An Introduction to Garbage Collection, Part I
   Presents an introduction to garbage collection, presenting the subject in enough detail to show the various tradeoffs and advantages between various techniques and what goes on under the hood in a typical garbage collector.
   http://icu.sourceforge.net/docs/papers/cpp_report/an_introduction_to_garbage_collection_part_i.html

» An Introduction to XML Data Binding in C++
   This article looks at XML Data Binding at a new alternative to automate much of the task of processing XML data by presenting the information stored in XML as a statically-typed, vocabulary-specific object model. (Boris Kolpackov)
   http://www.artima.com/cppsource/xml_data_binding.html

» C++ Optimizations
   List of C++ source code optimizations that can give big returns, especially when used in tight loops. By Andrew S. Winter.
   http://www.custard.org/%7eandrew/optimize.php

» C++ in the Real World
   This article explores the strengths of C++, and how to exploit them in projects.
   http://www.cantrip.org/realworld.html

» C++: Beyond The Standard Library
   Takes a look at Blitz++, MTL (Matrix Template Library), ACE, Loki and Boost.
   http://www.cprogrammingtrends.com/cprogrammingtrends-43-20030728CBeyondTheStandardLibrary.html

» C++?? : A Critique of C++
   A Critique of C++ and Programming and Language Trends of the 1990s.
   http://burks.brighton.ac.uk/burks/pcinfo/progdocs/cppcrit/

» Constant Objects and Constant Expressions
   Explains why constant objects are not as useful as some people would like them to be.
   http://www.embedded.com/story/OEG20011220S0063

» Contracts: From Analysis to C++ Implementation
   Describes a set of techniques and tools (an environment) facilitating prototyping of, providing general mechanisms for, object-oriented architectures based on the idea of assertion checking and Design by Contract (DbC) in C++.
   http://fodok.uni-linz.ac.at/JKUFODOK/ENGLISH/RU_246000-9104/PUB_1999/PUB_32893.html

» Create Movie from HBitmap
   Describes creating AVI/WMV/QuickTime movies from sequences of bitmaps with source code examples.
   http://gpalem.web.officelive.com/createmovie.html

» Creating Truly Maintainable Class Factories
   Presents a solution that is easily extensible and maintainable; what's more, it is particularly well suited to creating objects from XML data.
   http://www.ddj.com/cpp/184401309

» Dynamic C++ Classes
   Describes a lightweight mechanism to update code in a running program. (Gísli Hjálmtýsson, Robert Gray)
   http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/usenix98/full_papers/hjalmtysson/hjalmtysson.pdf

» Enumeration Constants vs. Constant Objects
   Presents insights on choosing between symbolic constants as either enumeration constants or constant objects.
   http://www.embedded.com/story/OEG20011129S0065

» Functional Style in C++
   Discusses closures, late binding, and lambda abstractions.
   http://okmij.org/ftp/cpp-digest/Functional-Cpp.html

» Herb Sutter - Publications
   Over 80 in-depth articles about object-oriented software development and C++ design and programming have been published in C/C++ Users Journal, C++ Report, Dr. Dobb's Journal, Java Report, Visual C++ Developer's Journal, and other magazines.
   http://www.gotw.ca/publications/

» Introducing the Catenator
   This article introduces a very sophisticated and useful data structure for efficient string processing, while at the same time revealing some interesting features of C++. (Adam Sanitt)
   http://www.artima.com/cppsource/catenator.html

» Mixing C and C++ Code in the Same Program
   How-to article by Stephen Clamage.
   http://developers.sun.com/sunstudio/articles/mixing.html

» Optimizing Software in C++
   An optimization manual for advanced C++ programmers on Windows, Linux and Mac platforms. Topics include: the choice of platform and operating system, choice of compiler and framework, finding performance bottlenecks, the efficiency of different C++ constr
   http://www.agner.org/optimize/optimizing_cpp.pdf

» Publications by Bjarne Stroustrup
   Reasonably complete list of Bjarne's publications.
   http://www.research.att.com/~bs/papers.html

» Simpler Multithreading in C++0x
   The new standard will support multithreading, with a new thread library. This article explains how this will improve porting code, and reduce the number of APIs and syntaxes used.
   http://www.devx.com/SpecialReports/Article/38883

» Symbolic Constants
   Shows all choices for defining symbolic constants.
   http://www.embedded.com/story/OEG20011016S0116

» The Anatomy of the Assignment Operator
   In depth discussion of writing solid assignment operators. Explains exception safety and memory management issues.
   http://icu.sourceforge.net/docs/papers/cpp_report/the_anatomy_of_the_assignment_operator.html

» The Assignment Operator Revisited
   Looks at how difficult it is to copy state from one object to another. (Richard Gillam)
   http://www.icu-project.org/docs/papers/cpp_report/the_assignment_operator_revisited.html

» The Design and Implementation of SPECS: An Alternative C++ Syntax
   By B.M. Werther and D.M. Conway, Dept. Computer Science, Monash University, Melbourne.
   http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~damian/papers/PDF/SPECS.pdf

» The Design of C++0x
   Bjarne Stroustrup provides insights on what will likely be added or changed in the upcoming version of the C++ standard.
   http://www.ddj.com/cpp/184401958

» The Miseducation of C++
   Modern C++ is a more expressive, simpler language than C, and a language in its own right, so why do so many people insist on teaching it historically? Kevlin Henney appeals for a reform of the C++ education system.
   http://www.two-sdg.demon.co.uk/curbralan/papers/TheMiseducationOfC++.pdf

» What is Koenig Lookup?
   A definition of argument-dependent name lookup with examples for application with HP aC++.
   http://h21007.www2.hp.com/portal/site/dspp/menuitem.863c3e4cbcdc3f3515b49c108973a801/?ciid=a908852bcbe02110852bcbe02110275d6e10RCRD