This book explains the key features of Symbian OS and will help youto write effective C++ code. It focuses on aspects of good C++style that apply particularly to Symbian OS. 21 items are used to target particular aspects of the operatingsystem and provide a simple and straightforward exploration ofcoding fundamentals. Using example code and descriptions of bestpractice to deconstruct Symbian OS, the items guide you to what youshould and should not do (and why), pointing out commonly-mademistakes along the way. Technologies covered include: client-server architecture descriptors and dynamic containers active objects, threads and processes leaves, cleanup stack and 2-phase construction thin templates, good API design, memory optimization, debug andtest macros the ECOM plug-in framework Symbian OS Explained can be read cover-to-cover or dippedinto as a reference that will improve your code style whenprogramming with Symbian OS.