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Summary: Not too bad at the start...
Review: My main complaint with this book was how quickly things got difficult. The first few lessons are very well done. Though I quickly grasped C++ concepts and eagerly progressed through the book, trying to make my own program at the end of each chapter was more important to me, after all, anyone can reproduce the lines of code that are printed in the book. The chapter on "Classes" (#6) was not covered in enough depth. The following chapters continued to build on the preceding ones until I got to the point where I felt that I was just copying code out of the book. I have since taken a break from C++ coding :) and use the book only when dissecting other people's code. The "Starter Kit" header on the book is a bit misleading. While everything you need to code in C is included with the book, there are simply not enough code examples to thoroughly teach the complex topics necessary to become a proficient C programmer.
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Summary: Almost as easy as reciting the Gettysburg Address in Arabic!
Review: No matter how complex or simple the subject may be, authors(like this one) need to remember the cardinal rule. Always assume the reader has never touched a PC before. It does no good to regale the readers with your programming knowlegde if you skip over simple stuff like what the commands on the actual software mean. Nowhere in the entire book could I find where it says "do this to begin a program". Keep it simple (...).
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Summary: A clear introduction to C++ programming
Review: One thing I really like about this book is the way the examples are done. Each example is as simple as it can be and still illustrate the point. No effort is made to make the samples do something functional, which allows the reader to concentrate solely on the concept and not get lost in a complex example. By keeping to things like very basic classes with only a few member variables, the examples are easy to follow. This book is a great place to start if you are a beginner.
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Summary: Great book for an indroduction to C++
Review: The only experience I've had in programming, previous to reading this and one other C++ book, was a summer internship spent trying to learn Perl for a computational physicist. That said, I am a complete beginner to C++, and practically a beginner to all programming.I found this book very easy to understand. The author does use a word or two per chapter that has not yet been introduced. However, understanding Libery's point never hinges on understanding a single term that hasn't been developed. Some chapters towards the middle of the book did move quickly and I had to re-read and work out the source code examples given more than once to understand them fully. I found most of the chapters to move a little slow for me though. As should be understood from the title "in 24 Hours," this book is meant as an introduction. It should probably be read before taking a C++ programing course, or attempting more advanced C++ books. As another reviewer mention, this book lacks exercises. But, it does include numerous examples that should be typed out, compiled, and understood by the reader. A great thing about this book is that it uses ANSI/ISO C++. That means that it works with all ANSI standard compilers, i.e. if you are using Linux, or a UNIX / FreeBSD based OS, you can use this book. It does come with it's own Windows compatible compiler/editor/debugger for you Winblows folks. I mentioned above that I bought two C++ books. One of them is not ANSI, and compiles poorly, if at all in Linux. Now that I'm learning what to look for, I've found a lot of books at the bookstore that do not use ANSI. All-in-all, this is an excellent easy-to-understand introduction that should be used as just that.
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Summary: For who exhausted on reading definitive guide in the beginni
Review: This book did the great job on introuducting C++ from basic theory with the simple example. I recommend this book to who start without any programming background. It offer an understandable way on explained some difficult theories of programming,also the step by step from simple example to Class and function combination example.
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Summary: Way to start C++ programming
Review: This book doesn't assume you have experience in programming at all. It explains things in good details with great examples, using a clear language. If you have the time and the will to learn C++, this book is the way to go.
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Summary: Know OOP? Want to get into C++ quick? Get this book.
Review: This book has *got* to be the easiest read for getting up to speed on C++ that I have found to date. The examples are totally straightforward. The book is well organized and pulls no surprises for the reader. However if you don't know Object Oriented Programming (OOP) you *might* have a hard time picking up some of the finer details of just how truly powerful C++ can be. In that case I'd recommend *also* getting Bruce Eckel's "Thinking in C++". The combination of the two of these books will have you writing solid code in no time.
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