STL Programming from the Ground Up

Programming from the Ground Up uses Linux assembly language to teach new programmers the most important concepts in programming. It takes you a step at a time through these concepts: * How the processor views memory * How the processor operates * How programs interact with the operating system * How computers represent data internally * How to do low-level and high-level optimization Most beginning-level programming books attempt to shield the reader from how their computer really works. Programming from the Ground Up starts by teaching how the computer works under the hood, so that the programmer will have a sufficient background to be successful in all areas of programming. This book is being used by Princeton University in their COS 217 "Introduction to Programming Systems" course. With more than 1.5 million programming books sold, author Herb Schildt helps employees of many world-wide institutions and corporations learn STL programming. Start off with the basic history of the Standard Template (STL) and its recent standardization, and finish with a complete understanding of the advanced power and versatility behind the STL code. Thorough coverage of how STL simplifies development using C++ templates for container classes--illustrating why STL code is easy-to-read, fast, and highly customizable. Starting off with the basic history of the Standard Template Library (STL) and finishing with a complete understanding of the advanced power and versatility behind its code, the world's leading programming author helps employees of many world-wide institutions and corporations learn STL programming.