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Summary: Caution: Browse this at your bookstore before buying
Review: Some people seem to think this expensive book is great, and more power to them if this is what meets their needs. But as a veteran C++ instructor, I strongly dislike the organization of the book, as well as the authors' writing style. I shudder to think if I were just starting out and had to plow through this unweildly beast as a beginner. Instead I recommend "The Waite Group's C++ Primer Plus" as a first text, and then Eckel's "Thinking in C++" (wait for the upcoming next edition) and Meyers' "Effective C++ Cd : 85 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs".
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Summary: Should be called "C++: How to Program Badly"
Review: This book is a well-packaged introductory text on C++. Unfortunately, marketing takes precedence over substance.The programming style is not C++-like. It appears that the authors have taken material targeted to C and ported it to C++. For example, the authors use C's strxxx function to teach how to manipulate strings, leaving the standard string classes to the end of the book - that's like teaching driving students to roll start before teaching how to use the key in the ignition. ANSI C++ features are poorly covered at the end of the book. The book is filled with performance tips that are flat out wrong and engineering tips that are pure nonsense. New programmers reading this book should treat everything they read with skepticism. It presents material that is wrong with authority. After reading this book I now know where there are so many terrible C++ programmers out there.
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Summary: A Masterpiece to behold, but terribly manufactured!!!
Review: This book is worth it's weight in gold, and then some. The bestC++ book I've ever seen, packed with thorough explanations from theground up. I can't say enough about the contents of this book. However, I am very disappointed with the way the book is manufactured. The cover falls off after a few uses, then the pages start to fall out as a result. A better physical implementation would truly make this the C++ book of all C++ books.
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Summary: Absolute comprehensive must for serious C++ jocks.
Review: If you can't get through this book, give up on C++, take up Basic or Pascal, and run with the other wannabe's. C++ is by no means easy, but if you get through this book, which will take considerable time, effort, and discipline, you will KNOW C++. As a consulting engineer for the past 10 years, having worked on tough projects like GPS and CAD, I have read and tossed out many books. I want to have this one gilded. The chapter summaries of "Common Programming Errors", "Good Programming Practices", and "Software Engineering Observations" alone are worth the price, especially for the beginner. I am sure others may prefer the different styles of other books, and will need other references for other aspects of development (NO ONE BOOK IS AN ISLAND!), but for a pure, OS/platform-independent treatise of C++, this work is unrivaled. If you're serious about C++, buy this volume, buckle down, work through it, and you're golden.
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Summary: Your sword in the journey of being a Computer Science Major.
Review: When I first took C++ as a class in college it was a pain. I had to drop, we had no text book in that class and classes were taken just by taking notes or handout from our "professor." The next term i heard thay had finally gotten a book for that class....and watta book! it even came with a cyberclassroom! The outcome was an A in the class. Every chapter was exciting. I have kept the book and still use it for reference for my higher computer science classes. Get it!
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Summary: Not for beginners. Period.
Review: Although a very authoritative (sp?) book in the subject, this is definitely the one for beginners. But a very good reference source, and exercises at end of chapters are good. A must have book if you want to get into C++ seriously...But not for Comp Sci 101.
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Summary: NICE book for C++ beginner
Review: I already know about Visual Basic 6 , but never learned about C++ before , this book is very comprehensive in explaining - it probably is not a good book for one who has ABSOLUTELY NO experience programming, but it's a nice introduction to C++ for those who already know some basic programming ideas. However, I don't like the paper quality of this book, they are too easy to get ripped off -
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Summary: Best book for samples of programs and advice
Review: Whenever I cannot find the answer in my standard textbook, I turn to this one. It never gives me wrong information, if it is a little short in a description, a brief email to the author gets the answer, within an hour most times. Learning C++ is not easy and is very complex and this book takes you along the road to success.
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Summary: A Masterpiece! You will become an expert developer.
Review: Although the book can be used as a reference, it is much better used as a tutorial. The way that object oriented analysis and design is gradually developed at the end of each of the first five chapters is especially helpful in building a foundation for what is taught in the remainder of the book. Most other popular C++ tutorials are too weak and lack the intelligent placement of detail that this book has. The other books might give you the feeling that you're learning something, but work your way through this one (really code some of the harder exercises) and you'll realize the others were a waste of your time.
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Summary: Awful!
Review: This monstrosity is the required text for my university Intro to Computer Science course. The index is useless. As a reference, the book is worthless for someone who is a beginner at C++. I am amazed that the publishers are touting this as a textbook for a FIRST programming course; I can only imagine the nightmare learning from it would be were this my first taste of programming!
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