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Summary: Great book for beginners who are ready to work hard!
Review: I read all the reviews that gave this book a bad rating and was surprised. First, you hardly can learn C++ on your own if you have no programming background. Second, I actually found this book very easy to ready, and I have only basic knowledge of C. Third, the writing style is great. Overall, if you love programming and are capable of abstract thinking, this book should be very valuable to you!
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Summary: This is a very good book for c++ programmer
Review: This book is very good for beginner and profissional programmer
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Summary: C++ How to program (excellent !)
Review: This is the best C++ programming book that I have ever read. It's strong points are:1. comprehensive and detailed 2. well thought out code examples to illustrate language features (clear and concise) 3. good explanation on why certain features are designed in a certain way (to reduce code, improve efficiency, improve readability etc) 4. focus on common programming errors My only complaint is that some of the new ANSI C++ features were crammed into the last few chapters without much code examples and/or explanations. This is not a beginner's book for learning programming as C++ is a COMPLEX language but it is a beginner's C++ book for people who is already adept in other programming languages.
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Summary: Great book for EC/EE/CS
Review: Easy to understand. Lots of examples. Very well written. Great for beginners. Don't let bad professors cause frustration. Get this book =)
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Summary: A great book for CE/EE/CS students!
Review: This book is very well written. Lots of examples and easy to understand. Good for beginners! I love Deitel & Deitel, their books helped me through my first computer science classes! If your professor makes you confused and frustrated, GET THIS BOOK! Good luck programming =)
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Summary: Great book if your objective is to learn C++
Review: Outstanding book - good examples, detailed explanations, and it covers the topics, particularly the OO stuff, in sufficient detail to actually provide a good foundation for those who might have to write C++ for a living someday. The primary complaint seems to be that the authors didn't dumb down the discussion. The world is full of C++ grads who don't know the difference between a virtual function and virtual reality. This isn't easy stuff but that's because C++ is a difficult, complex language. With a little work and perseverance this book will give you a great start with some real skills.
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Summary: The Definitive C++ Reference
Review: If you're looking for a syntactical and semantical reference for C++, look no further...and I beg to differ with those saying this book isn't for beginners. Anyone with any programming experience whatsoever, in any language, could pick up this book and begin to learn C++. And for professionals with more experience, this book is great to have around when you forget the complex intracacies of the language. Good job, Dietel crew.
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Summary: gobleygook
Review: This book is not so striaght forward. I have read some of the more difficult chapters 2 and 3 times and still do not understand how to use pointers, calls with arguments, etc. The authors should concentrate more on teaching the facts on C++ programming and less on their personal commentary.
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Summary: Very helpful
Review: I had this book along with a class but I found that the book gave me a good base to read before class. Example code made it easy to understand and look up. Used with borland 5.02
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Summary: Not a good Intro to programming theory but...
Review: This book contains many little details in order to live up to the ANSI/ISO C++ standard. Some compilers won't work unless your code is immaculate to this standard, like codewarrior. I had a hell of a time getting it to work before getting this book, so that aspect alone was a big help. Overall, this book is ideal for a second semester C++ book, as it rushes through the basics to get to OOP topics. With that in mind, it would make a solid refrence, too. For those interested in an intro to programming with C++, take a look at 'Starting out with C++' which is geared more toward that purpose.
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