Effective Modern C++ vs Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture: Which Should You Read?

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Effective Modern C++

Effective Modern C++ Scott Meyers · 2014 ★★★★☆ 4.4 334 pages · ≈ 6 h 11 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture

Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture Martin Fowler · 2002 ★★★★☆ 4.1 533 pages · ≈ 9 h 52 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Effective Modern C++ higher: 4.4 vs 4.1 from 3366 votes.
Effective Modern C++ is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 9 for Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture.

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