C++ Template Metaprogramming: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques from Boost and Beyond, 1st edition
Published by Addison-Wesley Professional (10 December 2004) © 2005
- David Abrahams
- Aleksey Gurtovoy
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Title overview
Simply put, a metaprogram is a program which generates or manipulates
program code. The ability to programmatically create software allows
programmers to work at a higher level of abstraction appropriate to the
problem domain, and allows the resulting code to be reconfigured without loss
of efficiency. Ever since generic programming was introduced to C++,
programmers have discovered myriad "template tricks" for manipulating
programs *as they are compiled*, effectively eliminating the barrier between
program and metaprogram. While the excitement generated by these
capabilities among C++ experts has reached the community at large, their
practical application remains out-of-reach for most programmers. This book
provides the neccessary foundation to make template metaprogramming
practical for everyone.