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Summary: Good book to learn C++, I recommend it
Review: This is an excellent book to use to learn C++. I obtained a copy of the 1998 version and am currently using it. I do have a couple of complaints, however. The book only gives a small explanation of the way that arrays are setup (ie, [0] - [n-1]). Also, at the end of the chapters there are no assignments or reviews. However, this is an instructional book, not a "teach yourself" so they are not required and it does not take away from the book. They would be useful however. Another is in the discussion of pointers. It's very detailed, but seems to rush through it.
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Summary: Terrific guide to learning C/C++...
Review: This is a great book to get if you're just learning C/C++. It's easy to read and follow while giving good examples. The only problem... the OOP portion could be better. I'd suggest getting another book on OOP as a companion to this when you want to know more details.
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Summary: Maybe the best book for learning straight C++
Review: After reading at least a half-dozen books that purportedly teach C++, this book is probably the best. Most others get bogged down in the author's favorite pet topic (like Hexadecimal or something) and glaze over (and thus spend FAR too little time on) key topics like inheritance and classes. I couldn't disagree more with the review from "A Reader, 06/17/97". The problem with most other books is that they DO get bogged down in stupid, irrelevant details and don't focus enough on the groundbreaking features of the language, as well as problems you're likely to encounter. I'm usually very wary of computer books that are even a year old, but upon looking at this one, it's obvious why it was published in 1994 and is still in widespread use today.
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Summary: Good Flow Suffers from Too Few Examples
Review: Schildt writes in a terse style that could benefit from a fewmoreexamples or exercises to help insure that you get the concept. His logical flow of topics builds smoothly. His topic range is about right for the novice and his style is readable. I need more examples or different examples than he uses. I had trouble with several parts of the book as far a gaining an understanding of C++.
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Summary: An Excellent Book!!!
Review: As someone new to programming in C++, this book was a great guide to the language. He makes C++ and object oriented concepts relatively easy to understand. Examples are generally short and to the point. A very GOOD book for people who want to learn C++. Please Note: I had programmed in other languages before I read this book (COBOL (gross!!), RPG (really gross!!) dBase IV (dead!) and others too ugly to mention).
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Summary: Not enough fundametals; Anyone can write a line of code!
Review: This book started out promising, with nice graphics and whatnot, but went down the tubes.
Mr. Schildt is a good programmer, no doubt, but he doesn't take enough time to explain complex subjects like understanding different bases and converting back and forth, and hexadecimal, naming the blatant major problems. Also, I feel the book would have been more effective had it had review sections, and quizes, with answers on the back.
I learned programming elsewhere, using the book "C++ programming in Three Weeks."
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Summary: One Terrific Book for Intro into c++
Review: If you want to learn C++, this is where you want to start. It really teaches you from simple loop controls as in c to Object Oriented Programming.
This book is great for someone who don't know c and want to jump right into c++. For people who know c, this book is a very good beginning point to become a c++ programmer.
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Summary: The best book we have found for learning C++ from scratch.
Review: I have used this book to teach a number of students C++ on both Macintosh and Windows machines. None of the students had any previous programming experience and were able to produce working C++ programs within the first hour.
All of the examples in the book, we have tried, worked the first time which is especially important for someone learning a new computer language. I would strongly recommend this book for both experienced and inexperienced programmers who want to learn C++.
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Summary: Close, But No Cigar
Review: This book is close to being an excellent book. Most of the C++ books either assume that you are a C expert, or are aimed at programming novices (with "what is a variable?" type chapters). This book does neither. The layout of the book makes it suitable as a tutorial or as a reference. With that said, I have a couple complaints about the book. This is supposed to be a C++ book, but you don't see a class until page 243 (over half way through the book!). I realize that you don't want to cover multiple inheritance in the first chapter, but the examples in the front of the book should use classes and object oriented methologies. In addition, important features like templates and exception handling are glossed over in the final chapter, "Templates and Other Advanced Features". To be up to date, the coverage of these topics needs to be expanded. In conslusion, I cannot recommend this book. Classes and object oriented programming are core concepts of C++ and should not be glossed over. I hope that a second edition is in the works.
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Summary: For the skill level, it meets its goal
Review: The book says specifically that it is written for beginner to intermediate level. This book meets that goal very well. I have an BS in computer science and I have worked in industry as a developer for over 6 years, several of these using C++. I brought this book, because I learned C++ by using it. Therefore, I only used a small subset of C++'s capabilities in my job, and I really wanted to know the language well. There are several things that need to be taken into account when trying to learn C++. First, the authors of the actual C++ language estimate that it will take 6 months - 1 1/2 years to truly learn C++. Second, all college level computer science students take a class in algorithms, datastructure, object oriented programming, file systems, and software engineering. Chapters 1 - 9 cover the material that is usually taught in a standard "algorthims" class. Chapters 10 - 15 would cover the material that would be expected in a hands on object oriented programming class. Chapters 16 - 22 would cover the material in an advanced C++ class. Even after you finish this book, your education is not complete. This book only covers 1/3 of what is actually in the C++ language standards. "The C++ Standard Library" will teach you about STL: Standard Template Library -- material taught in a standard data structures class, and is another 1/3 of the language standards. Then you will need "Standard C++ IOStreams and Locales". This will cover the last 1/3 of the C++ langauge standards, file systems. Finally, you will need a book about interfacing with databases, so you can save the data, and GUI, so you can interface with the user. I don't mean to discourage anyone from learning C++. I just wanted to provide realistic expectations. Starting at Chapter 6, I have been going through this book slowly, and I have been learning a lot about the details of C++. The book will not teach a person how to write algorithms or how to write object oriented code. It will just teach you how to do it in C++. Therefore, if you don't know the theory of these ideas, you will need a book to explain the theory.
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