Title: Useful even for beginners with some prior knowledge of C++.
Review: The book is comprehensive. The presentation is somewhat layered and some language features are introduced within a discussion or an example. So some searching may be required on the readers' part. However the index is detailed and there are fairly extensive cross references. The chapter on templates is terse but if read carefully provides a complete presentation. (For a more explicit presentation consider "C++ Primer" by Lippman and Lajoie.) Unlike many others, I think that even beginnerswho have some prior knowledge of programming (eg: from a basic college course) and some basic knowledge of the C++ syntax can benefit from (and should strongly consider using) this book. I did. Personally, I cannot do without this book and I'm sure it will be on my desk for a long time to come. It is all in all a great medium and (possibly) long term investment for learning both C++ language and techniques.
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