You really ought to get (and read) Scott Meyer's [link|http://www.amazon.com/Effective-C%2b%2b-Addison-Wesley-Professional-Computing/dp/0321334876/sr=8-1/qid=1157991837/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-0140589-9124705?ie=UTF8&s=books|Book] "Effective C++".
It explains all this stuff in nice easy to read bite sized chunks.