Scott Douglas Meyers (born April 9, 1959) is an American author and

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consultant, specializing in the

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. He is known for his ''Effective C++'' book series. During his career, he was a frequent speaker at conferences and trade shows.

Biography

He holds a

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from

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and an

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in computer science from

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. He conceived and, with

Herb Sutter Herb Sutter is a prominent C++ expert. He is also a book author and was a columnist for Dr. Dobb's Journal. He joined Microsoft in 2002 as a platform evangelist for Visual C++ .NET, rising to lead software architect for C++/CLI. Sutter has ser ...

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, Dan Saks, and Steve Dewhurst, co-organized and presented the boutique (limited-attendance) conference, ''The C++ Seminar'', which took place three times in 2001-2002. He also conceived and, with Sutter and Alexandrescu, co-organized and presented another boutique conference, ''C++ and Beyond'' annually in 2010-2014. Meyers has expressed opposition to asking programmers to solve design or programming problems during job interviews:

"I hate anything that asks me to design on the spot. That's asking to demonstrate a skill rarely required on the job in a high-stress environment, where it is difficult for a candidate to accurately prove their abilities. I think it's fundamentally an unfair thing to request of a candidate."

In December 2015, Meyers announced his retirement from the world of C++.

Publications

* 1992. ''Effective C++: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs''. * 1995. ''More Effective C++: 35 New Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs''. * 1998. ''Effective C++, Second Edition: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs''. * 2001. ''Effective STL: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of the Standard Template Library''. * 2005. ''Effective C++, Third Edition: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs''. * 2010
''Overview of The New C++ (C++11)''
Annotated training materials published by Artima Press. No ISBN. * 2010
''Effective C++ in an Embedded Environment''
Annotated training materials published by Artima Press. No ISBN. * 2014. ''Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14''.

Awards and achievements

Meyers is known for his popular Effective C++ Software Development books. In March 2009, Meyers was awarded the 2009 Dr. Dobb's Excellence in Programming Award."Dr. Dobb's 2009 Excellence in Programming Award"
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References

External links

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