Effective Modern C++ Now in German!

I'm told that contracts have been signed to translate Effective Modern C++ into Korean, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Russian, Japanese, German, Polish, Italian, and Portuguese, but the only translation that's made its way to my house is the German one.

For my past books, bilingual readers have told me that the original (English) version is the best. Even if I didn't know some German, I'd be inclined to say that the same thing applies here, too, if for no other reason than that the American version uses multiple ink colors, while the German version uses only one. (Highlighted code is still highlighted, because it's put in bold face.) If you're comfortable reading technical English, I therefore suggest you go with the English version. Wenn Sie aber finden, dass Sie technische Information besser auf Deutsch aufnehmen und verstehen, dann ist es natürlich sinnvoll, die deutsche Ausgabe vorzuziehen.

I suspect that that last sentence demonstrates why I don't handle the German translation myself :-)

O'Reilly has made the first chapter of the German translation available at the book's web site, so if you'd like to try before you buy, give it a look. That PDF is currently in black and white, but my understanding is that it's supposed to incorporate multiple colors, so you might check back from time to time to see if it's been updated.

Viel Spaß beim Effektives modernes C++!

Scott