Effective C++

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Accustoming Yourself to C++

Item 1: View C++ as a federation of languages.

Item 2: Prefer consts, enums, and inlines to defines.

Item 3: Use const whenever possible.

Item 4: Make sure that objects are initialized before they're used.

Chapter 2: Constructors, Destructors, and Assignment Operators

Item 5: Know what functions C++ silently writes and calls.

Item 6: Explicitly disallow the use of compiler-generated functions you do not want.

Item 7: Declare destructors virtual in polymorphic base classes.

Item 8: Prevent exceptions from leaving destructors.

Item 9: Never call virtual functions during construction or destruction.