Includes objects, patterns, and Jini related seminars and workshops taught by Bill Venners.

Discussion forums for Java, Jini, J2EE, and object-oriented software design and development.

Rvalue references allow programmers to avoid logically unnecessary copying and to provide perfect forwarding functions. They are primarily meant to aid in the design of higher performance and more robust libraries.

Explains why you should never call virtual functions during construction and destruction of your objects. (Scott Meyers)

Discusses how the use of generic programming in C++ can lead to conflicts with object-oriented design principles. Also demonstrates how a technique known as type erasure can often be used to resolve theseconflicts. An in-depth example is presented: an...

C++ is a statically typed language but its type system is not bulletproof. This article reveals some all-too-common type glitches and how to fix them. (Thomas Guest)

This article investigates the use of metafunctions in template metaprogramming, and introduces the Boost Metaprogramming Library. It is an excerpt from the book, C++ Template Metaprogramming by David Abrahams and Aleksey Gurtovoy.

Offers a sneak peek at the next version of standard C++. It briefly outlines the guiding principles of the work on C++0x, presents a few examples of likely language extensions, and lists some proposed new standard libraries.

The C++ standardization committee is hard at work standardizing threads for the next version of C++. Some members recently met to discuss the issues.

A peer-reviewed, online journal for the C++ community. Its advisory board consists of some of the best-known names in the C++ industry, including the language's designer, Bjarne Stroustrup.