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Summary: Great
Review: I found this book very useful for learing and using C++.
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Summary: Useful resource
Review: My friend Norm Kabir will vehmently beg to differ, however, I feel that Deitel books are completely adequate for novice programmers. Most other books (mostly college text books) I encountered on C / C++ would tell you everything about a pointer, yet they would fail to inform what a pointer actually is! Well, the bottom line is, that his book is akin to a book about ameliorating your baseball skills. Reading this book alone will not suffice. In other words, be sure you have ready access to Visual Studio (sorry Norm, had to include that in there) or any other compiler!
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Summary: A Book F/ The Diligent & Intelligent Thinker-Implementer
Review: Many yrs ago, I read the 2nd edition and thought it was a adequately well-written book. Recently, I got the 4th edition to refresh my skill in writing C++ code. Noticed that certain chapters were re-arranged. The best way to learn object-oriented C++ is to understand the concepts from a cause and effect pov. I am a visual learner and I believe that Deitel did a good job in blending the concept with UML-based diagrams. It also included [EZ to Understand] code examples. This book can also be used as a reference guide or a beginner guide for those with some programming background. No one book does everything for everyone. No one writing style is perfect for everyone. For someone with a solid programming background and focused on writing good "solid" code, this book is pretty darn good.
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Summary: Hmmmm???
Review: I bought this book based on the recommendation of my college C++ teacher. I dont like the way it reads and they dont explain everything as good as they could. They use lots of technical terms that a person who is a beginner has no clue how to use. The reason I am giving this book a 5 is because of the many examples that they have which are infinitely more helpful than anything they could ever say.
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Summary: "For those who wonder"
Review: Perhaps all these folks that are flaming this book should think again. I am a software developer for a major corporation. I have had a chance to take a look at the book myself. The book is NOT bad it is just right for the beginner. The best way to see if this book fits your learning style is to go and look at it. "Don't Flame It"... just because you can't learn C++. It is not that tough of a language. It is very structured and solid, people comming from VB backgrounds my find it a bit hard but, not rocket science. Please go out and look at it in person then make your decision. I never buy things until I see them on my own. At least you know what you are getting in the mail. Good Luck
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Summary: a good reference
Review: c++ how to program 4th edition is one of the best c++ books i've read. Im only 14, and I read nearly half of it already without running in to, too many problems. Hell it blows the c++ book from dummies corp., the worse book i ever read, I forgot to mention that i had no programming experience ever, this was my first book, a good one at that. You may be disapointed because theres 1500p. but the more pages there is,the more of a reference you have. by the way if you have the internet and havent tought about searching for c++ books in the document tab of kazaa, do so, the more references you have the better. Essentialy this book is for intermidiate level but like i said im 14,no programming experience, and i had very slightly difficulty reading this book, had to experiment to figure out things but hay we all do that sometimes. overall awsome book. dont listen to that bad bullsheat of other reviews cause it is bullsheat. This book is primo.
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Summary: Great, like the rest of the Deitel Books!
Review: I have been using the Deitel books for the last 4 years. I have tried Java How To Program 2nd, 3rd, and 4th edith; as well as the Visual Basic 6 How To Program Book. All of them are well written and easy to understand. The end of chapter exercises are good for reinforcing concepts, and some are challenging and require that you think a bit. Thats the challenge of programming, problem solving! I find it difficult to believe that people could be finding the C++ How To Program Book hard to read. I have just purchased it, and it very EASY compared to the other C++ books out there. Programming isn't for everybody, and C++ happens to be more complicated than a lot of other programming languages. I feel that C++ can be mastered as a first programming language, but it might be better for a first timer to start with an easier language like Visual Basic or Java to ease into C++ programming. I hope this helps.
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Summary: The flawed masterpiece
Review: 'C++ How to Program' by Deitel & Deitel is one of those books that set out to be the one and only, the perfect textbook that teaches you everything about C++ to everyone from the absolute beginners to the truly advanced programmers all at once. The book falls very short under the weight of its own ambition. By just reading the table of contents, it seemed that the book properly offers the complete coverage of the syntax of the C++ language, and each topic seemed to be presented in the sensible order which facilitates the readers to learn C++ step by step without getting lost or tangled up with the bits of coverage all over the textbook. The only thing presented in the sensible order in this book is the table of contents. Despite the quite large volume, Paul and Harvey (D&D hereafter) decided to babble aimlessly in very verbose fashion without any focus or making any sense. I mean the language they employee is English only in appearance. D&D could have babbled in Russian and I wouldn't have known the difference. They don't seem to have fundamental ability to deliver their knowledge to the readers in clear fashion, and the level of knowledge of C++ has nothing to do with it. Now 'C++ Primer' by Stanley Lippman and Josee Lajoie or 'The C++ Programming Language' by Bjarne Stroustrup are indispensable guides for the advanced programmers that will teach you so many techniques your ordinary textbook do not cover, and yes, they are definitely not for the novice programmers. This is not the case with D&D. I mean C++ is arguably the toughest programming language to master, but it doesn't have to be this painful just to browse through the textbook. From the get-go, D&D clearly aimed to please both "technically oriented people with little or no programming experience, and experienced programmers who want a deeper treatment of the language" (from chapter 1 section 1). This is such a contradiction. As a result, what could have been a impressive textbook became a expressway to frustration. Sentences tend to be written in the overly complex fashion without serving much purpose. They are just totally confusing and incomprehensive. Much concise, terse, and simplistic writing style is desired and would have done the job better for everyone. The higher level of knowledge on C++ doesn't have to be translated into more complicated writing. It gives out the wrong impression to the beginners that it is their lack of C++ knowledge that hinders the understanding of the book. D&D's ability to convey their knowledge to the readers doesn't match with their impressive programming career. The coding style is awful and definitely not recommended to anyone although it is not syntactically wrong. Too many details are explained in the context of C language as if the knowledge in C is assumed before learning C++. Layout and color scheme are extremely disoriented and tiresome to your eyes. The coverage of each topic is scattered all over the textbook. D&D just love to say "We will later discuss about...", "We previously discussed about...", and so on instead of focusing on each topic one at a time and then moving on. There are too many pop-out boxes for various tips and warnings that are repeated over and over and over to the point they are disturbing. D&D arrogantly try to write the textbook that teaches you all the syntax of the language and the lawbook that teaches you all the semantics and the techniques of the language at the same time. They set out to achieve the impossible and succeed to do neither. This book is too confusing for the beginners to the point that people will hate C++, and it is too repetitive and shallow for the advanced programmers. If anyone can overcome these difficult obstacles, however, this book has quite a lot of information. I would not recommend this book to anyone who just start learning C++. Believe me when I say this because you will be committed to the mental asylum within the first few minutes if you attempt to learn C++ with this book. Try 'Absolute C++' by Walter Savitch or 'Starting out with C++' by Tony Gaddis instead. If you have a solid knowledge on C++, D&D's book can be a decent reference book. Then again, you are better off with 'The C++ Programming Language' by Bjarne Stroustrup, 'C++ Primer' by Stanley Lippman and Josee Lajoie, and 'Effective C++ Series' by Scott Meyers if you are able to enjoy D&D's book. The latest edition is marginally improved compared to the previous edition. The biggest difference is that the coding style is much easier to read now and more comments have been added to the program examples. The color has been toned down just a bit, but enough to ease the pain for the eyes. Some of the lectures have been sequencially rearranged and some new methodology has been used for inheritance and polymorphism. UML sections have been beefed up a notch or two. But the core is essentially identical with the previous editions. Although this book has enormous potential to be the best C++ book in the market, the book still has the identity crisis. It really doesn't know which group of programmers it aims to help. It still is unfairly too complicated for the novice programmers and not enough substance for the advanced programmers. This is quite a book, a flawed masterpiece, so to speak. Only if D&D decide to shift the emphasis and focus on one group and lose the other, this could be a great book.
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Summary: Too bad I can't give this book 0 stars
Review: Who reads the Deitel books? Are people really that dumb? Unless you want to learn bad programming practices, avoid all Deitel books.
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Summary: Best C++ Book i have ever had!
Review: While I am not programming for the first time, I still could never grasp c++ before this book. My previous programming experience was QBASIC and HTML, so I knew a bit of the logic that goes into programming, but this book was awesome! I tried Thinking in c++ by bruce eckel, and I found it too convoluted and hard to understand. Deitel leaves little to question, and has excellent code examples that never use anything that you haven't learned yet except the thing your trying to learn. It uses real world examples, things you could understand and relate to. I recommend this to any one who wants to learn C++, and i plan to buy more deitel books in teh future.
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