Dedication
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Basics
	Item 1:		Distinguish between pointers and references
	Item 2:		Prefer C++-style casts
	Item 3:		Never treat arrays polymorphically
	Item 4:		Avoid gratuitous default constructors
Operators
	Item 5:		Be wary of user-defined conversion functions
	Item 6:		Distinguish between prefix and postfix forms of increment and decrement operators
	Item 7:		Never overload &&, ||, or ,
	Item 8:		Understand the different meanings of new and delete
Exceptions
	Item 9:		Use destructors to prevent resource leaks
	Item 10:		Prevent resource leaks in constructors
	Item 11:		Prevent exceptions from leaving destructors
	Item 12:		Understand how throwing an exception differs from passing a parameter or calling a virtual function
	Item 13:		Catch exceptions by reference
	Item 14:		Use exception specifications judiciously
	Item 15:		Understand the costs of exception handling
Efficiency
	Item 16:		Remember the 80-20 rule
	Item 17:		Consider using lazy evaluation
	Item 18:		Amortize the cost of expected computations
	Item 19:		Understand the origin of temporary objects
	Item 20:		Facilitate the return value optimization
	Item 21:		Overload to avoid implicit type conversions
	Item 22:		Consider using op= instead of stand-alone op
	Item 23:		Consider alternative libraries
	Item 24:		Understand the costs of virtual functions, multiple inheritance, virtual base classes, and RTTI
Techniques
	Item 25:		Virtualizing constructors and non-member functions
	Item 26:		Limiting the number of objects of a class
	Item 27:		Requiring or prohibiting heap-based objects
	Item 28:		Smart pointers
	Item 29:		Reference counting
	Item 30:		Proxy classes
	Item 31:		Making functions virtual with respect to more than one object
Miscellany
	Item 32:		Program in the future tense
	Item 33:		Make non-leaf classes abstract
	Item 34:		Understand how to combine C++ and C in the same program
	Item 35:		Familiarize yourself with the language standard
Recommended Reading
An auto_ptr Implementation
General Index