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Summary: C++ in 21 days
Review: Having never programmed in any language before I found this book very easy to undestand and work through. I particularly found the part on references and pointers well written and very useful. Other books that I have read on this subject are much more confusing and they tend to impress rather than educate. I now study at University and find that this book can explain many things quicker and better than most lecturers. I still use this book often as a kind of reference, though I do believe that the title should be changed to C++ in 21 months!
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Summary: just buy the book - get a real compiler
Review: the book itself is very good, but the "compiler" is worthless. it is the djgpp mess that is available for free on the internet, free only because any money paid for it would have to be refunded. you will never say "Hello world!" with that one. do get the book though, well written and logical. it is available as a stand alone.
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Summary: ~~lacking
Review: In this book, Jesse Liberty:1) has difficulty explaining advanced concepts and difficulty organizing his material 2) introduces new syntax that is not explained until later 3) does not provide chapter-end exercises that utilize the more subtle or difficult concepts 4) generally fails to show how the more advanced topics fit into an o-o language as a whole. It *is* possible to wade through this book, but there are better options available for beginners.
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Summary: How much did I spend on this book?
Review: If you are desperately trying to learn C++ and you are a complete beginner then you better not let this be the only book you have. I found myself re-reading this book a lot. After the sections on references, I was starting to get lost. There wasn't enough information on constructors and destructor. Plus, a lot of errors that made you constantly reading the errata sheet for this book (which is on the website given in the book). Bottom line: bad for beginners who really want to know C++.
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Summary: Excellent Into to C++
Review: I have been programming in Visual Basic 3,4,5, and 6, I recentlly got a copy of the TYC++ in 21days. I installed C++ and started with the first chapter. After i was done with the whole first week, i wrote my first advanced program. It works perfectally.... The book tought you how to do simple taskes. But all those simple tasks can equal one huge task. My program askes the user for a starting date and a finishing date and gives them the amount of days between the to. It also adds the leap years into the total. All for all this is a great book at a great price. I highly recommend it to any beginner. I give it 5 stars for its excellent wording and excellent coding. Again, if you are looking for a C++ book, you should really consider it.
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Summary: Best intro to C++ for beginners
Review: I have been using this book for an introdutory course to C++. I have seen several books and this is "the" best introduction. Don't hesitate to buy this book if you are a beginner.
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Summary: Great intro to OOP and pointers, but take your time
Review: Any review is only useful to people with similar backgrounds, so here is where I came from: 1 semester of a beginning (non-comp sci major) university C++ course, a lot of (gasp) FORTRAN, a little PASCAL, and some BASIC. I used the 2nd edition of this book which had a lot of code errors, although I found that finding the errors was also an excellent (unintended) learning experience, even if it did take me longer to get through the book and cause some undo frustration. Pretty much every topic is backed up with code examples, which really helps me - a hands on type of person. I took extra time and went over some sections more than once to get a good hold on the info, especially pointers and the object oriented sections like inheritance and polymorphism. These topics can be confusing for people without experience in C++, so I wouldn't expect to get it the first time -- expect to spend extra time on some subjects, especially the traditional killer of C/C++: pointers! I know feel like I have a very good understanding of how they work. After reading this book, I went on to do a lot of WindowsAPI and XWindows programming and found the foundation I gained from this book invaluable.
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Summary: Great Book.
Review: Great Book, Very Good for a beginner. actually it is the best. I have bought C++ training guide, it costs as much twice as this book, but this one is great.. it gets into real work quickly without making it borning for you. The best thing in it, that it makes the next step for you after you finish the beggining C++ level to Advanced Levels very clear..
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Summary: A real good book for a beginner
Review: I only knew a little about a language called Scheme before I read this book, but the book was really comprehensive and it guided me through step by step. Way better than the University textbook for sure.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This is an excellent book to introduce you to one of the finest languages available. While learning C++ is a daunting task, this book makes a good attempt at making it as painless as possible. However, do not expect to master the content of this book in the traditional '21' days. Some things need to absorbed rather than glanced at, and in my case, that may mean re-re-re-re-reading somethings. The only real criticism I have is the lack of depth of the example code. Although, this is an introduction into C++ and it may be just the ticket to bring home the important elements needed to pick up a more advanced tome. ****** NOTE ****** You need to actually TYPE in the code and COMPILE it to really take advantage of ANY programming book. This should be a given. Don't just whine because you didn't learn the basics and then choke on pointers.
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