Our contest allows teams to bring one language reference manual that must be pre-approved by the Contest Chair. Any requests should be emailed to Curt Jones before the contest.
The following is a list of Language Reference Materials that have been approved for use at the contest. The contest chair will have a copy of the C++ reference books available during the contest. The documentation will be available in electronic form.
C++ References
1. STL Documentation similar to Standard Java Documentation -- Download the contest version here for practice. (This documentation was downloaded from http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/download.html)
2. The C++ Programming Language by Bjarne Stroustrup, published by Addison Wesley. Any edition.
3. C++: The Complete Reference by Herb Schildt, published by Osborne / McGraw Hill. Any edition.
Java References
1. Standard Java Documentation will be available electronically.
2. The Java Language Specification by James Gosling et al, published by Addison Wesley. Any edition.