C++ programmers - from keyboard-wearing professionals to schoolchildren just starting to learn this wonderful language - always look forward to the release of new books in the C++ In-Depth series. With even greater impatience, they are waiting for the release of books by Bjarne Stroustrup, who is known as the author of not only a wonderful programming language, but also wonderful books.

What then can we say about Bjarne Stroustrup’s book, published in the C++ In-Depth series?

This book does not aim to teach the reader to program (there is another book for this by the same author - Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++. Second Edition). Nor is it a comprehensive textbook that will take you to the heights of C++ mastery (for this, the author wrote the C++ Programming Language. Fourth edition). But if you are a C or C++ programmer looking to get a better understanding of the current state of the C++ programming language, or are programming in another programming language and want to see an accurate picture and benefits of modern C++, then this is a shorter, simpler, yet rigorous introduction to C++ You won't find anything better than this book.

In a very small volume, Stroustrup managed not only to include a description of the C++ language in its modern form (including the features that should appear in the C++20 standard), and the main components standard library of C++, but also accompany this material with a lot of advice on how best to take advantage of all this wealth.

This book, like other books in the C++ In-Depth series, is worthy of taking its place on the shelf of any C++ programmer.

In this book, C++ language creator Bjarne Stroustrup describes what modern C++ is all about.

This short, self-contained guide covers the basic functionality of the language and the main components of the standard library - let and not with the full depth of presentation of the material, but at a high professional level. The book includes many concrete examples that make learning the programming language easier.

Stroustrup presents the functionality of C++ in the context of the programming styles it supports, such as object-oriented and generic programming. His book is surprisingly comprehensive, starting with the basics of the C++ programming language and moving on to advanced topics such as Many new and established C++17 functionality, including move semantics, uniform initialization, lambda expressions, enhanced containers, random numbers, and concurrency. This includes some C++20 extensions, such as concepts and modules. The book ends with a discussion of the design and evolution of C++.

This guide is not intended to teach the reader how to program (another book by the same author, Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++, Second Edition, does that). Nor is it a comprehensive textbook that will take you to the heights of C++ mastery (here we can recommend Stroustrup's book The C++ Programming Language. Fourth Edition and many sources of information on the Internet). However, if you are a C programmer or a C++ programmer who wants to become more familiar with the current state of the C++ programming language, or a programmer in another programming language who wants to see an accurate picture and benefits of modern C++, you won't find a shorter, simpler introduction to C++ than this book.