Large-Scale C++ Volume I

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• throwaway2037 · Feb 6, 2022 · Recommends

  "Large-Scale C++ Volume I: Process and Architecture" by John Lakos

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• turtledragonfly · Dec 4, 2022 · Recommends

  This is more on the "managing lots of code" rather than the people side of things, but: John Lakos has a book called "Large-scale C++, volume I: Process and Architecture." Even if you don't read the book, I think this talk he gave on it is a good watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NvRnkz6jVM

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• pjmlp · Jul 25, 2020 · Mentions

  …https://www.amazon.com/Large-Scale-Software-Design-John-Lako... Although oriented towards C++, many architecture tips apply to other languages as well. John Lakos is in the process of writing updated versions of the book. "Large-Scale C++ Volume I: Process and Architecture" https://www.amazon.com/Large-Scale-Architecture-Addison-Wesl... "Large-Scale C++ Volume II: Design and Implementation" https://www.amazon.com/Large-Scale-Implementation-Addison-We...…

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• schaefer · May 15, 2026 · Mentions

  >...from John Lakos' Large-scale C++ software design from 1997... I'll just point out that Lakos updated his work with a new edition in 2019: Large-Scale C++ Volume I: Process and Architecture and there's scattered evidence that Volume II might be published in Feb. 2027 [1] Large-Scale C++ Volume II: Design and Implementation [1]: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Large-Scale-Implementation-Addison-...

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