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Summary: The Best ANSI/IOS C++ Book
Review: This book clearly explains the latest ANSI/ISO C++ in a detailed way. The author Stephen Prata explains or rather teaches C++ in a precise and excellant manner where every other authors failed to do so.The author Stephen explains how some computer science concepts are implemented in c++ as well as in other programming languages also.Stephen Prata has explained clearly all C++ concepts class,object,polymorphism ,inheritance ,templates ,STL and Exceptions. This is the best book that I can recommand for programmers who wants to learn C++ language.All the examples of this book are working very well. Once you read this book you can apply it to any OS (Unix,Linux or Windows). This book is not for programmers who wants to learn GUI programming .Again I want to stress the point that this is the best book for learning the latest C++ language which is a must for further adventures in C++. This book really will give you a sound basic foundation in C++ .I read all the 1040 pages of this book and I enjoyed a lot while reading since I like the way Stephen writes and develop c++ concepts and ideas.
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Summary: Defenitely for Beginners
Review: This book was written for the beginner. If you have never seen C++ or any other computer language before or don't even have the slightest idea of computers, then read this book. The other customer reviews who gave this book a one star wrote their opinion from a professional point of view -- which is not the intended audience of this book. If you are an expert on C and C++ read another book. Beginners need a simple picture of C++ not tedious paragraphs. To understand the basics of the C++ language, a beginner needs only two things: 1) A simple summary of the command, and 2) an example. Unless your IQ is less than zero, then you will need extra help. C++ is a very complicated language; in other words, learning C++ is a never ending process -- you can be a professional and still learn new things about it; you can be a Phd. professor and still search for an explanation; you can even be working for Microsoft and still make new discoveries. As beginners, we want something quick. This book is like the first step on a long stairway. And if the beginner decides to pursue the depths of C++, the best resource would be your peers, colleagues, professors, and nowadays, we have the internet -- websites and chatrooms galore. All you have to do is ask. Besides, like basketball, the C++ language is self learned -- beginners need practice, practice, practice.
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Summary: Decent, but not the best
Review: This is a huge book. I liked some of the content, but I also feel that the author tried to stuff too much in. As usual, he glossed over pointers leaving the reader clueless, as most books on this topic usually do.If you decide to buy this, then I recommend that you supplement it with C++ Pointers and Memory Management by Daconta.
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Summary: Great book
Review: This is a very good book in C++. It is complete yet concise, and with lots of examples. If you are a novice C++ learner, I recommend you use this book along with Walter Savitch's book "Problem solving with C++, the object of programming" or Nell Dale's book "Programming and problem solving with C++" if your major purpose is to do calculation. After you master these books, you may want to look at another book " A complete guide to programming in C++" by Ulla Kirch-Prinz and Peter Prinz.
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