C & C++ Code Capsules shares the hard-won wisdom of a highly successful C++/C programmer - along with an extensive collection of ISO-compliant programs that illustrate the true power of C++. Based on Chuck Allison's respected monthly columns for C/C++ Users Journal, this book delivers a wide variety of ideas for programmers of all skill levels. Allison presents valuable, little-known techniques for making the most of pointers, the preprocessor abstraction, templates, bit manipulation, visibility, control structures, and exceptions. He also demonstrates how to take full advantage of the Standard C and Standard C++ libraries - including the components he personally developed.