C++ Template Metaprogramming: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques from Boost and Beyond, 1st edition

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.

At long last, this much-awaited book delivers practical metaprogramming into the hands of the everyday C++ programmer.

° Presents the C++ Metaprogramming Library (MPL), a framework of powerful tools providing unprecedented new capability to the C++ power-user.

° Bjarne Stroustrup gave the equivalent of a blank check to the authors--meaning that he would accept anything they wrote into his Series, given their overwhelming expertise in this domain.

° CD-ROM contains the entire Boost Library.