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| author | Darin Adler <darin@src.gnome.org> | 2000-02-18 22:29:44 +0000 |
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| committer | Darin Adler <darin@src.gnome.org> | 2000-02-18 22:29:44 +0000 |
| commit | ff1efb492d577d439675c3ef6556c8a4ba997b02 (patch) | |
| tree | 79712e2ac944a8ef1f410816fd4dc4b7425bd15f /docs/recommended-books.html | |
| parent | 0653c1cccc33f7ffedf99b0041b41c1a773b8c94 (diff) | |
| download | nautilus-ff1efb492d577d439675c3ef6556c8a4ba997b02.tar.gz | |
Hooked up the menu item for using the Eazel Theme Icons so people can try
* src/file-manager/fm-directory-view.c:
(use_eazel_theme_icons_cb), (finish_adding_menu_item),
(add_menu_item), (add_check_menu_item),
(fm_directory_view_real_append_background_context_menu_items):
Hooked up the menu item for using the Eazel Theme Icons so people
can try out the icons that are tuned at different sizes.
* libnautilus/nautilus-icon-factory.h:
* libnautilus/nautilus-icon-factory.c,
(nautilus_icon_factory_get), (nautilus_icon_factory_new),
(nautilus_icon_factory_initialize),
(nautilus_icon_factory_initialize_class),
(nautilus_icon_factory_get_theme),
(nautilus_icon_factory_set_theme): Added a signal "theme_changed"
to the icon factory, and had to add a visible icon factory object
so clients can connect to the signal.
* libnautilus/gnome-icon-container.c,
(gnome_icon_container_initialize),
(gnome_icon_container_request_update_all): Update all icons when
the theme changes.
* docs/recommended-books.html: Added this since
style-guide.html refers to it.
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diff --git a/docs/recommended-books.html b/docs/recommended-books.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ee79eeed2 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/recommended-books.html @@ -0,0 +1,167 @@ +<html> + +<head> +<title>Eazel: Darin's Recommended Programming Books</title> +</head> + +<body> + +<p>This document was really more for Eazel than for all Nautilus hackers, +but since the style guide references it, I checked it into the Nautilus CVS +for now. Later we can figure out what to do with it.</p> + +<p>This document is left over from when Eazel was doing a program in C++. +Soon, I'll rearrange the document so it doesn't put all the C++ stuff first, +since C++ is immaterial for the current Nautilus project.</p> + +<p>If you buy books from Amazon.com using the links on this page, Darin will get a small kickback from Amazon.</p> + +<p>One of the main reasons for creating this list is that there are many poor C++ books out there. +I've picked out a small number of extremely useful books so you won't have to wade through the weaker ones.</p> + +<h2>C++ Reference Books</h2> + +<p>These books cover the C++ language and library. All of them except for the +C++ standard itself also contain useful introductory material. For some +programmers, these are enough to explain the features of the language.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201889544/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>The C++ Programming Language, Third Edition</i></b></a>, +Bjarne Stroustrup. This is the book by the creator of the C++ language. This third edition is far superior +to the first two, and covers the ISO Standard version of the language in detail, including the library. +Any serious C++ programmer should read this book. There have been many corrections since the first printing, so get +the newest printing you can. Bjarne has <a href="http://www.research.att.com/~bs/3rd.html">supporting materials</a> +for the book on the web, including the errata lists that enumerate all changes between printings.</p> + +<p><a name="Josuttis" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201379260/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>The C++ Standard Library</i></b></a>, +Nicolai M. Josuttis. This book has the best coverage of the library. There have been tons of others that cover +the library, or focus on the STL or streams. But Josuttis covers all these subjects better than any of his +predecessors. Since we use the library extensively in Eazel projects, this is a must read. +The author has some useful <a href="http://josuttis.com/libbook">supporting materials</a> on the web.</p> + +<h2>C++ Technique Books</h2> + +<p>These books are about specific programming techniques for writing code in C++. +They can help you understand idioms you'll find in our code. +This kind of idiomatic programming is important in C++, because the language +gives you so much freedom to write unusable, unmaintainable code.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201615622/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Exceptional C++</i></b></a>, +Herb Sutter. This is a collection of material that was originally part of Herb's +<a href="http://www.peerdirect.com/resources"><i>Guru of the Week</i></a>. This includes much of the most +advanced C++ information available. I learned many of the most important techniques from Herb, including +the swap technique for writing safe assignment operators. Herb covers each topic thoroughly.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201423391/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Ruminations on C++</i></b></a>, +Andrew Koenig and Barbara Moo.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201924889/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Effective C++, Second Edition</i></b></a> +and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/020163371X/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>More Effective C++</i></b></a>, +Scott Meyers. These books contain a laundry list of important C++ idioms. The books are a bit less +important now than when they were first released, but still full of valuable stuff. There's also a +<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201310155/dianepattersonstA">CD edition</a> +(there's a <a href="http://mox.eazel.com/mec">copy</a> of it on Rob's machine) +that contains both books in electronic form. The publisher's web site has a good collection of +supporting materials for both +<a href="http://cseng.aw.com/bookdetail.qry?ISBN=0-201-92488-9">the original</a> and +<a href="http://cseng.aw.com/bookdetail.qry?ISBN=0-201-63371-X">the second book</a></p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201543303/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>The Design and Evolution of C++</i></b></a>, +Bjarne Stroustrup. While this book doesn't prescribe any specific techniques, it will help you understand the +tradeoffs behind all the language features, and how C++ got to be what it is. I highly recommend it.</p> + +<h2>C++ Tutorial Books</h2> + +<p>These books explain C++ programming from scratch. These particular examples are so good that they +can be useful even for experienced programmers who already know C++ well.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201485184/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Essential C++</i></b></a>, +Stanley Lippman. This tutorial is much more useful than the longer and more complete works, like +<a href="#Primer"><i>C++ Primer</i></a>. +It covers the features and the reasons for the features quite well. In particular, it has a good explanation +of references and pointers and why you'd use one or the other. It covers templates and exceptions fairly well.</p> + +<h2>Gtk Books</h2> + +<p>OK, so I'm not an expert on Gtk yet. But I'm becoming one.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201924889/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Gtk+/Gnome Application Development</i></b></a>, +Havoc Pennington. I learned a lot from this book. But it's all Gtk+ and C; things are done +a bit differently with Gtk-- from C++. It's still worth reading.</p> + +<h2>Programming Technique Books</h2> + +<p>These books are valuable because of the ideas in them, but are not specific to a particular programming language or toolkit.</p> + +<p><a name="Refactoring" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201485672/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Refactoring</i></b></a>, +Martin Fowler. This book outlines a philosophy of programming that we embrace at Eazel. The ideas +about changing existing code to improve it so it can be modified are extremely important. The ideas +about unit testing as a means to this end shape the way we use unit testing at Eazel. +All the examples in the book are in Java, but the ideas apply well to C++.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/020161586X/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>The Practice of Programming</i></b></a>, +Brian Kernighan, Rob Pike. This book, by two of the most famous UNIX programmers, covers a lot of basic +programming smarts. I don't agree with everything they have to say, but the book is great as a whole.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201657880/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Programming Pearls, Second Edition</i></b></a>, +Jon Bentley. This classic has recently been updated with a second edition. I haven't read the second edition +yet, but I'm sure it's great. When I read it, I'll put more specific comments here.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201633612/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Design Patterns</i></b></a>. +There's also a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201634988/dianepattersonstA">CD edition</a> +(there's a <a href="http://mox.eazel.com/dp">copy</a> of it on Rob's machine).</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201350882/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Algorithms in C++, Third Edition</i></b></a>, +Robert Sedgewick. The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201314525/dianepattersonstA">original version</a> is in C. +There's also an upcoming <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201361205/dianepattersonstA">Java version</a>.</p> + +<h2>Books I Have Read, But Do Not Recommend</h2> + +<p>I've also read many books on these topics that were less useful than the ones listed above. +Here are a few that were not as exemplary. I won't try to sort out the ones that I found simply "not as useful as the best ones" +from the truly awful. If you see a book that's not on this list, it might be one I'd recommend. Maybe +I haven't read it.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201498413/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>C Interfaces and Implementations</i></b></a>.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201596415/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>C++ IOStreams Handbook</i></b></a>, +Steve Teale. <a href="Josuttis">Josuttis</a> covers streams better.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201616416/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Extreme Programming Explained</i></b></a>. +My love for <a href="Refactoring"><i>Refactoring</i></a> had me excited about this one, but it was a disappointment.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201309564/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Generic Programming and the STL</i></b></a>, +Matt Austern. I don't know of anyone who knows more about the STL than Matt Austern, who's currently +maintaining the main implementation at SGI. But <a href="Josuttis">Josuttis</a> covers the STL better.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131209655/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Industrial Strength C++</i></b></a>.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201834545/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Inside the C++ Object Model</i></b></a>.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201633620/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Large-Scale C++ Software Design</i></b></a>, +John Lakos.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130142697/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Objects Unencapsulated: Java, Eiffel and C++??</i></b></a>. +This is a basically an "Eiffel is great, C++ sucks" book. Some interesting insights, but a lot of sloppy thinking.</p> + +<h2>Books That Need Review</h2> + +<p>This is a list of possibly important books that I haven't checked out yet.</p> + +<p><a name="Primer" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201824701/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>C++ Primer, Third Edition</i></b></a>, +Stanley Lippman, Josee Lajoie. The earlier editions were good but not great. But I have reason +to believe that this one might be better than those were.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201309939/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>C++ Primer Answer Book</i></b></a>. +I checked, and this answer book does go with the third edition of <i>C++ Primer</i>.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201309599/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Design Patterns and Contracts</i></b></a>.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0735700214/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Developing Linux Applications with GTK+ and GDK</i></b></a>.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764546406/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Linux Gnome/Gtk Programming Bible</i></b></a>.</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0672318296/dianepattersonstA"><b><i>Sams Teach Yourself Gtk+ Programming in 21 Days</i></b></a>.</p> + +</body> + +</html> |