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API Design for C++

  • Length: 472 pages
  • Edition: 1
  • Publisher:
  • Publication Date: 2011-02-18
  • ISBN-10: 0123850037
  • ISBN-13: 9780123850034
  • Sales Rank: #804688 (See Top 100 Books)
Description

The design of application programming interfaces can affect the behavior, capabilities, stability, and ease of use of end-user applications. With this book, you will learn how to design a good API for large-scale long-term projects. With extensive C++ code to illustrate each concept, API Design for C++ covers all of the strategies of world-class API development. Martin Reddy draws on over fifteen years of experience in the software industry to offer in-depth discussions of interface design, documentation, testing, and the advanced topics of scripting and plug-in extensibility. Throughout, he focuses on various API styles and patterns that will allow you to produce elegant and durable libraries.

  • The only book that teaches the strategies of C++ API development, including design, versioning, documentation, testing, scripting, and extensibility.
  • Extensive code examples illustrate each concept, with fully functional examples and working source code for experimentation available online.
  • Covers various API styles and patterns with a focus on practical and efficient designs for large-scale long-term projects.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Qualities
Chapter 3: Patterns
Chapter 4: Design
Chapter 5: Styles
Chapter 6: Usage
Chapter 7: Performance
Chapter 8: Versioning
Chapter 9: Documentation
Chapter 10: Testing
Chapter 11: Scripting
Chapter 12: Extensibility

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