# Effective Modern C++ by Scott Meyers

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Effective Modern C++ by Scott Meyers and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as an eye-opener for understanding modern C++. Critics say it confused one reader, and another felt the latest Meyers book fell short.

## Why people recommend it

- Eye-opener for understanding C++ (1 comments): "Effective C++ and Effective Modern C++ were my eye openers more than a decade ago for me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48118570))

## What people warn about

- Confusing for some readers (1 comments): "I read Effective Modern C++ years ago and was confused exactly like what you describe." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46579994))
- Latest Meyers book disappointed (1 comments): "The last one from Scott Meyers was the final nail in the coffin for me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48419327))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Crafting Interpreters by Robert Nystrom](https://hackerapproved.com/p/crafting-interpreters.md): 60 recommend
- [Clean Code by Robert C. Martin](https://hackerapproved.com/p/clean-code.md): 31 recommend
- [The Pragmatic Programmer by Hunt and Thomas](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pragmatic-programmer.md): 28 recommend
- [How to Design Programs by Felleisen, Findler, Flatt and Krishnamurthi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/how-to-design-programs.md): 18 recommend
- [Mastering Emacs by Mickey Petersen](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mastering-emacs.md): 17 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1322296847?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781322296845) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Effective Modern C++ by Scott Meyers", https://hackerapproved.com/p/effective-modern-c-plus-plus/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).