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Password sniffing, spoofing, buffer overflows, and denial of service: these are only a few of the attacks on today’s computer systems and networks. At the root of this epidemic is poorly written, poorly tested, and insecure code that puts everyone at risk. Clearly, today’s developers need help figuring out how to write code that attackers won’t be able to exploit. But writing such code is surprisingly difficult.

Secure Programming Cookbook for C and C++ is an important new resource for developers serious about writing secure code. It contains a wealth of solutions to problems faced by those who care about the security of their applications. It covers a wide range of topics, including safe initialization, access control, input validation, symmetric and public key cryptography, cryptographic hashes and MACs, authentication and key exchange, PKI, random numbers, and anti-tampering. The rich set of code samples provided in the book’s more than 200 recipes will help Read More ...

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Finally, a great training and reference book for Visual C++ by Dr. Prentiss Knowlton, an instructor of C++ since its inception. This book helps you master C++ 2008 quickly and easily by using all the time- and work-saving features of Visual Studio. That’s true whether you’re a:

• Java developer who wants to learn Visual C++
• C# or Visual Basic developer who wants to master another .NET language
• C++ developer who wants to move into .NET
• new programmer starting from scratch

Murach’s C++ 2008 will show you how to:

• create bulletproof applications like a professional
• develop object-oriented applications using business classes, inheritance, polymorphism, interfaces, and generics
• compile, run, and enhance legacy C and native C++ code on the .NET platform
• learn more about native C++ (if you should ever need to do that)
• have another set of skills to make you more valuable on the job

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This book is aimed at existing C++/Qt programmers and presents ideas and techniques that are too advanced or specialized (although not necessarily difficult), for a first book on Qt.

Qt has now grown to over 700 classes and well over a million words of documentation, far too much to cover in a single volume. So instead of covering everything very thinly, the book focuses on key areas of Qt technology and tries to provide more comprehensive coverage than is available elsewhere.

The book is completely practical in emphasis, with every technique illustrated by working code. The examples show Qt best practices, and have been tested on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows, using Qt 4.6 and where possible (e.g., using #if QT_VERSION), Qt 4.5. (The examples and a sample chapter can be downloaded from the book’s web page. Amazon don’t allow URLs so google for “qtrac” to find it.)

The book’s main themes are hybrid desktop/Internet Read More ...

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* Geared to experienced C++ developers who may not be familiar with the more advanced features of the language, and therefore are not using it to its full capabilities
* Teaches programmers how to think in C++-that is, how to design effective solutions that maximize the power of the language
* The authors drill down into this notoriously complex language, explaining poorly understood elements of the C++ feature set as well as common pitfalls to avoid
* Contains several in-depth case studies with working code that’s been tested on Windows, Linux, and Solaris platforms

From the Back Cover
C++ is one of the most popular programming languages, but this fast and powerful language is also notoriously complex. Many useful aspects of C++ remain a mystery to even the most experienced programmers. Too often, programming books concentrate more on the syntax of the language and less on its real-world applications. This code-intensive, practical guide changes that by teaching all facets of C++ Read More ...

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Combining mathematical finance with C++ and object-oriented programming (00P), M. Joshi demonstrates the relevance and use of OOP in financial mathematics by describing how to use price derivatives to obtain reusable and extensible code. A large part of the book is devoted to designing reusable components which are then combined to build a Monte Carlo pricer for exotic equity derivatives. Readers knowing the basics of C++ and mathematical finance, but are unclear how to use OOP to implement models, will welcome this analysis.

Book Description

This is the first book that combines the areas of mathematical finance, C++, and object-oriented programming (OOP). The author shows shows the relevance and use of OOP to financial mathematics by describing how to price derivatives to obtain reusable and extensible code. Much of the book is devoted to designing reusable components which are then combined to build a Monte Carlo pricer for exotic equity derivatives. Those who know the Read More ...

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Legendary programming author Herb Schildt shares some of his favorite programming techniques in this high-powered C++ “cookbook.” Organized for quick reference, each “recipe” shows how to accomplish a practical programming task. A recipe begins with a list of key ingredients (classes, functions, and headers) followed by step-by-step instructions that show how to assemble them into a complete solution. Detailed discussions explain the how and why behind each step, and a full code example puts the recipe into action. Each recipe ends with a list of options and alternatives that suggest ways to adapt the technique to fit a variety of situations. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced pro, you’ll find recipes that are sure to satisfy your C++ programming appetite!

Topics include:

String Handling · Standard Template Library (STL) Containers · Algorithms · Function Objects · Binders · Negators · Adaptors · Iterators · I/O · Formatting Read More ...