(master -> pearl)

some low-level details I thought would be popular but seldom asked:

* L-value

* iterator types and implementations

* static variables outside classes

* implicit acts of magic by compiler

* array and cStr – syntax, memory, … the gory details beyond the basics

* template specialization

* ref/pointer typedef inside  templates

* non-dummy-type args in template

* MI

* enum

* exception spec

* C integration
* pimp

* fwd declaration

* namespace

* linker

* extern

* double pointers

* hiding rule

* swap – all the important usages and no-fail

* overloading and  method resolution

* casting and conversion

*** OOC and  conversion ctor

— “mid-level”

* boost Any vs Variant

* i/o stream

* regex

* file access (including random)

* serialization

* memory leak detection

* details of boost thread

* boost smart pointer beyond the shared_ptr

* std::string details