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 | | C++ for Dummies by Stephen Randy Davis ISBN-10: 9780764568527 ISBN-10: 0-7645-6852-3 ISBN-13: 9780764568527 ISBN-13: 978-0-7645-6852-7 Paperback 2004-05-07 For Dummies Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description * This revision of the bestseller covers the popular object-oriented programming language C++ from the ground up, enabling beginners to become functional programmers and intermediate programmers to fine-tune their skills * Thirty percent new material includes updates on the most recent ANSI standard, the new public domain C++ compiler, standards information on namespaces, new library functions, and complete coverage of the standard template library * Covers topics like building and debugging C++ programs, creating source code, using the Visual C++ help system, building objects, learning the standard template library, and much more * The CD-ROM contains all the code from the book, in addition to an updated GNU-C++ and a new C++ compiler | ||
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Good introduction to C++ ... Not so good Finishing This is a great book for those whom are unknowledgeable about programming. However, when you want to start making your own programs, you will find yourself frustrated. There are no lists of commands, you have to flip through the book and stop at examples to find them. Even more frustrating is the lack of libraries these commands are tied to. The author gives you a two-sentence explanation about libraries, but doesn't explain which ones have what relationship to which commands. Don't get me wrong here. This is a GREAT book to learn about why C++ does what, but you might want to also find something to accompany it. | ||
it was fine this book was fine, but simply not good enough. as a beginning programmer i found this book tremendously useful as it introduced me to the basic functions of c++ and how to do normal programming. however the object oriented programming section was nothing short of a disaster. in the beginning he clearly explained every necessary lined of coding and in the object-oriented section he basically cut the explanations way too much. this book is a begginers guide and everything should be clearly explained, he would used some algorithms like: (strimcp(maxnamesize-1) - that was for a system that the max character limit was 100, as you type in your name it subtracts after every character, i know what strimcp is but how am i supposed to understand why it's needed for that function. he uses maxnamesize in the beggining of the program to intitialize it and it's something in brackets like (maxnamesize, char* something i don't remember) and how am i supposed to know why it's there? he thinks everyone thinks like him | ||
The old codger --BUYER BEWARE! This book is a near replica of Mr. Davis' other book, "C++ Weekend Crash Course 2nd Ed." Don't do what I did and buy both of these hoping for a 1-2 punch into breaking into C++. When I say near replica, I mean word for word. Link Below. C++ Weekend Crash Course This book was something I was sure I could delve into when I saw it. It was one of those promisingly titled "...For Dummies" books. I bought this and dug right in. I have no programming experience. What I did have was a thirst for knowledge of C++ and an open mind. It got me through (roughly) half the book before I just couldn't take it anymore. Reading this book was like listening to an old codger tell you how he mowed his grass with fixed blades powered by his own two feet. Mr. Davis explained the concepts well enough for a basic understanding, but it was by no means built for a "Dummy." Some of the variables could have three or more characters before them. Following his naming convention, I was getting confused of what the variable did before I even got to the actual name of it! This review is short and to the point. Mr. Davis' book didn't make learning the language easy, fun, and even made me dreading looking forward to finding out more. I would not recommend it to anyone. | ||
Good Buy Well written, fairly priced book that helped me get through a college class. I recommend it for any beginners doing C++ programming. | ||
Terrible book... The explainations are just plain bad. When I stated reading this, I had a little experience with the Python programming language. I still had trouble reading this. Pay more and get a better text. | ||