The C++ Programming Language (Special 3rd Edition)

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Summary: Good
Review: My C++ bible when it comes to C++ syntax.

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Summary: Too HARD
Review: I am not that accomplished with C++ and found this book to hard to understand. It had poor examples and is definately not the book for someone who is not good with C++

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Summary: Not a book to someone who is not an C++ expert
Review: I am not an established C++ programmer!!! The topics presented are very pertinent. However, he uses abstract explanation/examples to explain abstract concepts. I became even more confused after reading the book and in many instances, I became so frustrated that I pulled my hair out. I stop reading this book. Sometimes, you can figure out the concept by standing an example. But his examples never contain any concrete input and output. You don't know what he is trying to get at. I was able to follow the first five chapters. My problems starts from chapter 6. At this point, I still do not understand his calculator example. What is the intended input and output? What is the rationale behind it? How does it work? He also tries to use complex English sentence structure in the writing. This is deadly. Try to read some documents written by lawyers. This is a view from a person who does not have very much experience in C++. To an expert, my comment may not be true. I wish to see an expert point of view.

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Summary: THE book for C++ programmers
Review: The book reviews all subjects needed for C++ programmer. Being a novice or an exprienced programmer you can find in the book all the needed information and guidelines to know more and improve your skills. The book does not miss anything of C++ and makes some of the craziest things the language allows you, clear to everyone. Unlike some other computers books, some jokes are spreaded around which makes it even interesting to read. If you are a Computer-Science student - this book is a must !

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Summary: Newbies Need Not Apply
Review: Althhough containing an immense amount of information, this text is best suited to the experienced programmer. The Annotated C++ Reference, coauthored by Stroustrup, should be nearby or you will get bogged down in the technical quicksand of this book. A certain level of expertise is assumed and my intermediate skill level wasn't adequate to take full advantage of this mighty tome. Oh well, a least I know how far I have to go.

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Summary: The C++ bible, but have the errata nearby!
Review: I echo the other praise for the educational value of this book. A complete re-write from the second edition, it is unquestionably the best C++ text out there. C++ has undergone many refinements in recent years as it approaches ISO standardization, and this book covers the entirety of the language as it stands in the final draft of the specification. Coverage of the new standard library and the role of templates in modern C++ programming is especially useful. ALL READERS BE WARNED, however, of a major pitfall with this book: There is a horrendous number of errors/typos throughout. They are now on the fifth printing, with huge erratas that lead from each printing to the next. To my grief the copy I got is a first printing (though it was not from Amazon.com). If you get (or already have) this book, waste no time in going to the Web address shown on the back cover, and diligently go through all of the erratas that take you from your printing to the latest. Whatever you do, don't dive in until you have corrected everything. If you don't, be prepared for the inevitable moaning and knashing of teeth when you find that you have written code based on understanding from some faulty explanation or example in this book.

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Summary: Da Bomb
Review: Don't waste your time, money, or brain cells with any other C++ book. You want to become a C++ master? Buy this book, read it, then read it again! Sleep with it under your pillow at night! Don't write another line of C++ code until you've read this book. It will change your life...

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Summary: as usual, the definitive text for C++
Review: If you want to read one book and learn C++, this is the book. As usual for the ``the'' books, it is no-nonsense and straightforward, unlike most other C++ texts which are incomplete and twisted. However, this book is badly typeset by the author himself, and some might consider it too thick to be an elegant book; so watch out.

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Summary: If this is anything like the 1991 edition, dont buy it.
Review: I was "bitten" by the 1991 edition of this book. Unlike the K&R C book, it provided no summary of the header files in an appendix in the back, and it wasted too much time in management and OO philosophy which was really quite beside the point. Not to mention Bjarne takes some things as articles of faith which people familiar with other, nicer OO languages would take umbrage at.

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Summary: c++: Midnight Sun
Review: This is best book one should read to understand what c++ really means.Its defenitely not for beginners.The Chapter on "constructor and Destructors" fully reveal undocumented features of how the constructors and destructors Behave. Also the chapter on Template discusses in length for what purpose template should be used.I feel without reading this book one may not be able to fully appreciate it.