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A 3-part follow up to Koenig & Moo's article in C/C++ Users' Journal on the character string problem
- Coping with C character strings -- A long-standing problem keeps reappearing. Is it fair to blame the language for bugs in software products?
- Objects before Strings -- Does a convenient string class tempt us to overlook opportunities to define needed classes and objects?
- Choosing a Character-string Class -- Is std::string always appropriate?
Pseudo Classes and Quasi-Classes Confuse Object-Oriented programming. A look at a common bad-design pattern.
Data Item Taxonomy : A clarification of an essential distinction in object-oriented class design.
Point-Extent Pattern for Dimensioned Numeric Classes, ACM SIGPLAN Notices, November, 1997.
An essential technique in oveloading numeric operators
Why Can't Authors Get Operator Overloading Right? -- an inquiry into a surprisingly common pitfall.

Assign-to-self Overkill : A comment on a common misunderstanding in C++ courses and textbooks.
Conventions for related entity, name, and identifier classes -- clarification of some often misunderstood distinctions.
A Mild Dissent from a Growing Practice-- An inquiry into the growing concern with the sequence of sections in a class.
Case Construct Widely Misused to Implement a Table. A comment on a puzzling growing practice among students and some authors.

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