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C++ Books Recommended on Hacker News

These C++ books are ranked using Hacker News discussions, comment activity, and editorial review. The list focuses specifically on C++, excluding C and C# books, duplicate editions, and unrelated title matches.

Top 5 quick picks

#1 C++ Primer (5th Edition) #2 A Tour of C++ (C++ In Depth SERIES) #3 Effective Modern C++ #4 The C++ Programming Language, 4th Edition #5 Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ (2nd Edition)
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C++ Primer (5th Edition) cover

1. C++ Primer (5th Edition)

by Stanley B. Lippman
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A Tour of C++ (C++ In Depth SERIES) cover

2. A Tour of C++ (C++ In Depth SERIES)

by Bjarne Stroustrup
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Effective Modern C++ cover

3. Effective Modern C++

by Scott Meyers
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The C++ Programming Language, 4th Edition cover

4. The C++ Programming Language, 4th Edition

by Bjarne Stroustrup
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Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ (2nd Edition) cover

5. Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ (2nd Edition)

by Bjarne Stroustrup
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Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) cover

6. Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)

by Scott Meyers
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C++ Concurrency in Action cover

7. C++ Concurrency in Action

by Anthony Williams
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Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied (C++ In-Depth Series) cover

8. Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied (C++ In-Depth Series)

by Andrei Alexandrescu
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Inside the C++ Object Model cover

9. Inside the C++ Object Model

by Stanley B. Lippman
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C++ Crash Course: A Fast-Paced Introduction cover

10. C++ Crash Course: A Fast-Paced Introduction

by Josh Lospinoso
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Discovering Modern C++: An Intensive Course for Scientists, Engineers, and Programmers (C++ In-Depth Series) cover

11. Discovering Modern C++: An Intensive Course for Scientists, Engineers, and Programmers (C++ In-Depth Series)

by Peter Gottschling
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Design and Evolution of C++, The cover

12. Design and Evolution of C++, The

by Bjarne Stroustrup
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