Title: Not as much as a step forward as the C version
Product review: I have dipped into the C version of NR since it came out almost ten years ago. It has been very useful. Having recently got the C++ version I may have had unrealistically high expectations. It is a good book, but I don't judge that it is that much better from the C version. All modern C++ compilers accept C programs so you can still get the formidable benefits of NR without moving to this version. I particularly disliked the size of the header file in the C++ version. It has to be included in all code (or else write your own individual header files) and since it runs to many thousands of characters, surely it was obvious that no one would spend time entering it? A bad decision for the reader and user, but one that definitely encourages the purchase of the downloadable code package.
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