Where to find C++11 reference paper/digital, and a book reference

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I am looking to buy/download a few things. First I want both a digital copy and paper copy of the official c++11 reference.

Also I would like a book that is a summation of the reference that focuses on things like commonly used c/c++ functions and the STL, something more accessible than the official reference itself. Also would be great for both paper and digital versions. I don't need a beginners book, just a reference. This one is probably going to be opinionated so feel free to say which one you like.

SO's [Definitive C++ Book List](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/388242/the-definitive-c-book-guide-and-list) may be a reasonable start. True references on C++11 are still mostly in progress. — Jerry Coffin, Apr 11 '12 at 02:38
By "official C++ reference", do you mean the Standard? Nothing else is official in any sense of the word. — Ben Voigt, Apr 11 '12 at 02:48
Yes I mean the standard as the first thing. But also the second thing is a reference. — EddieV223, Apr 11 '12 at 18:19
@EddiV223 - you could look too at http://distrowatch.com - sometimes there are running little ads for to get a tutorial or e-book free - then you only need to complete a form with your e-mail address (humblesome) - but in the end you have then a complete e-book ... when am not wrong there recently was even an c++11-book and c++14 (is currently under development for windows only like C#, whatever should turn out of it for windows ...) :-) — dschinn1001, Sep 03 '14 at 04:35

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 11 '12 at 02:55

Nicolai Josuttis updated his book The C++ Standard Library for C++11 in April 2012. Specifically, it covers the following aspects:

Concurrency
Fractional arithmetic
Clocks and Timers
Random numbers and distributions
New smart pointers
Regular expressions
New STL containers, such as arrays, forward lists, and unordered containers
New STL algorithms
Tuples
Type traits and type utilities

It also covers the following new C++11 language elements:

Lambdas
Range-based for loops
Move semantics
Variadic templates.

Josuttis also gave an interview about his new book.

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 11 '12 at 02:42

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There are plenty of great books on the STL, there is a giant list available on Amazon. Some of the most popular ones for STL are

For C++ 11, there are plenty of locations for references, such as

The Biggest Changes in C++11 (and Why You Should Care)
C++ 11
C++ reference (This has more than C++11, but the C++11 ones are tagged as such and easy to notice.

answered Apr 11 '12 at 02:42

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cppreference has a couple of off-line options (e.g. an HTML book), if you are looking for something like that. No PDF version unfortunately. You might also enjoy a cppreference mug, to use while curled up with the reference. – ergosys Apr 11 '12 at 02:54

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 11 '12 at 02:32

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N3242 from the February 2011 papers is the closest you can get to a freely-available copy of the "official" C++11 standard ...

answered Apr 11 '12 at 02:32

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@bames53: n3337 is the first post-C++11 standard paper. – josephthomas Apr 11 '12 at 02:46
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@josephthomas Yes, and it differs from the standard only in editorial corrections. – R. Martinho Fernandes Apr 11 '12 at 03:30

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