The only authority for Real Software Engineers

I must say I am a long time subscriber and reader of this magazine as I was the C++ Report and still subscibe to Embedded Systems Journal and Engineering Times. Real engineers who solve real problems who want real solutions will not waste their time with Microsoft based tripe, such as Dr. Dobbs or MSDN. This is a magazine for those of us who still use the analytical side Computer Science. Even so, it appears that this magazine has recently dabbled into the realm of Java and C# and probably will continue to do so to attract a more well rounded set of subscribers.

A must for professional C/C++ developers

For better or worse, the C/C++ User's Journal is really the only pure C/C++ magazine around. In terms of depth of treatment of the language, broader magazines such as Dr. Dobbs Journal don't come close.

If you are using C/C++ on a regular basis, this magazine needs to be on your bookshelf. In very few other places will you find coverage of current developments in the language, such as template metaprogramming.

The only downside is that the issues are fairly thin. Every month I'm left wanting more...

Best C++ Magazine left

This magazine is essential for professional C++/C programmers. It's not C++ Report (which has died) but it does tend to focus on the problems of real programmers. C++ shouldn't be the only tool in your arsenal but it's not the same language you learned when you were in College, unless you just got out. Meta programming in C++ has changed everything about this language. Read it and keep your job.