Lippman's Inside the C + + Model provides valuable insight into some of the internal workings of C + + language. This book is the product of a decade of research at Bell Labs (where Lippman worked with C + + inventor Bjarne Stroustrup) and Lippman's considerable C + + expertise. Written in C + + programmer experienced in mind, the book examines how the main language features are implemented under the hood and provides some guidelines when designing C + + class. This title first examines how C + + objects work - showing the differences between C + + structures and classes. The author looks carefully at the varieties of C + + constructors, including default and copy constructors, data members, and initialization. The next sections cover inheritance, including virtual inheritance, and in detail the inside that will help you create effective and powerful data types.