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In this book we sometimes will use certain code in the examples before having explained it in detail. This chapter is intended to help you when this occurs by presenting an overview of the major elements of C++ and how they hang together. We’ll also explain a few concepts relating to the representation of numbers and characters in your computer.
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The total flight software of a Boeing 787 reportedly consists of about 14 million lines of code (about half of which is part of the avionics and online support systems). Knowing that some studies claim you can expect a few or even dozens of defects per thousand lines of code… Precisely: best not to dwell…
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Horton, I., Van Weert, P. (2020). Basic Ideas. In: Beginning C++20. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5884-2_1
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