In his book, Effective STL: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of the Standard Template Library, Scott Meyers explains the thumb rules of the experts of C 's Standard Template Library. The author unravels STL’s complexities using a clear, concise approach. This book is organized into 50 guidelines backed by Meyer’s analysis and examples. It includes chapters on Containers, Vector and String, Iterators, Algorithms, Functors, Functor Classes, Functions, and Programming with the STL.
Scott Douglas Meyers is an American author and software consultant. He is a Ph.D. holder in computer science from Brown University, and has an M.S. in computer science from Stanford University. He specializes in the C computer programming language, and is famous for his Effective C book series. Meyers was awarded the Dr. Dobb’s Journal Excellence in Programming Award in March 2009.