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Summary: Advanced People
Review: All Bible books are for intermediate and above readers who have a solid grasp on computers and their hardware. Bible books have always dominated all books in the computer scene no matter what. Therefore, this book is the best of all C++ books. You won't regret buying this book, I guarantee it. It has exammple programs for every lesson and reminds you of previous concepts so you don't become confused and skim back to the earlier chapters, no wonder it's so thick. I'm an advanced web designer and a beginner in C++ and I know which books are worth buying. Trust me on this........buy this one for C++ scripting. It will expand your wisdom and knowledge of C++ concepts.
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Summary: Superb Reference
Review: Although I already knew C++ when I got this book, I use it on a weekly basis solely for the last half where the book serves as the best reference I know of for the STL data types and algos. Great book, I recommend it highly
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Summary: Superb Reference
Review: Although I already knew C++ when I got this book, I use it on a weekly basis solely for the last half where the book serves as the best reference I know of for the STL data types and algos. Great book, I recommend it highly
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Summary: A well-planned & concise C++ technical perspective.
Review: Conceptually, a well-planned & concise C++ technical overview from the ground up of the language. After a brief introduction by the authors, you are taken into a series of planned practical steps (example programs) which gives you a clear understanding of the architecture and design philosophy through which this language has evolved and why it's the language of choice. The accompanying CD contains a fully integrated developer IDE, which helps you build all the example programs flawlessly. .... ...for those of you who want the "Programming to the Metal" experience, pick this book up. It's a good starting and reference point for the novice right to the pro and its money well spent.
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Summary: A well-planned & concise C++ technical perspective.
Review: Conceptually, a well-planned & concise C++ technical overview from the ground up of the language. After a brief introduction by the authors, you are taken into a series of planned practical steps (example programs) which gives you a clear understanding of the architecture and design philosophy through which this language has evolved and why it's the language of choice. The accompanying CD contains a fully integrated developer IDE, which helps you build all the example programs flawlessly. .... ...for those of you who want the "Programming to the Metal" experience, pick this book up. It's a good starting and reference point for the novice right to the pro and its money well spent.
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Summary: Incomplete and filled with errors
Review: I didn't know C++ last week. I went to the local retailer and bought this book because it proclaimed itself to be the complete reference-it isn't. I see now that the books I probably want are those by Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of C++. Especially his Annotated Standards Document. I paid $ for the download of the standard (ISO/IEC 14882 from ansi.org); it was a good deal. I started comparing this "Bible" book with the standard and making notes of errors and ommissions, but there were just too many. Stevens didn't even get the operators right (XOR). He left out the grammer for specifying wide constants. He hardly touched on the USING statement. He left out major string functions. etc.The only thing this book has going for it is that it was obviously a more complete reference than any other C++ book in the store. If you want the real C++ Bible, download the ANSI Standard.
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Summary: Incomplete and filled with errors
Review: I didn't know C++ last week. I went to the local retailer and bought this book because it proclaimed itself to be the complete reference-it isn't. I see now that the books I probably want are those by Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of C++. Especially his Annotated Standards Document. I paid $ for the download of the standard (ISO/IEC 14882 from ansi.org); it was a good deal. I started comparing this "Bible" book with the standard and making notes of errors and ommissions, but there were just too many. Stevens didn't even get the operators right (XOR). He left out the grammer for specifying wide constants. He hardly touched on the USING statement. He left out major string functions. etc. The only thing this book has going for it is that it was obviously a more complete reference than any other C++ book in the store. If you want the real C++ Bible, download the ANSI Standard.
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Summary: The best C++ Book I own
Review: I have 3 or 4 other C / C++ books on my shelf next to this one. I might as well throw them away (except for K&R - you HAVE to own that, but alas that's the OLD days of C). Through this book I finally understood STL - Standard Template Library (which thankfully is gone in C#). It covers all the important topics for any C++ programmer - inheritance, overloading, standard libraries (such as iostreams), etc. You won't get a lot (any) platform dependent stuff like GUIs. However, I wish my college prof's had used this as the intro to C++ programming text book. Granted, there are not any exercises at the ends of chapters, but any prof worth his paycheck can make those up easily enough. Get this as your introduction to C++, or just your reference for dealing with pesky STL.
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Summary: The best C++ Book I own
Review: I have 3 or 4 other C / C++ books on my shelf next to this one. I might as well throw them away (except for K&R - you HAVE to own that, but alas that's the OLD days of C). Through this book I finally understood STL - Standard Template Library (which thankfully is gone in C#). It covers all the important topics for any C++ programmer - inheritance, overloading, standard libraries (such as iostreams), etc. You won't get a lot (any) platform dependent stuff like GUIs. However, I wish my college prof's had used this as the intro to C++ programming text book. Granted, there are not any exercises at the ends of chapters, but any prof worth his paycheck can make those up easily enough. Get this as your introduction to C++, or just your reference for dealing with pesky STL.
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Summary: The best C++ Book I own
Review: I have 3 or 4 other C / C++ books on my shelf next to this one. I might as well throw them away (except for K&R - you HAVE to own that, but alas that's the OLD days of C). Through this book I finally understood STL - Standard Template Library (which thankfully is gone in C#). It covers all the important topics for any C++ programmer - inheritance, overloading, standard libraries (such as iostreams), etc. You won't get a lot (any) platform dependent stuff like GUIs. However, I wish my college prof's had used this as the intro to C++ programming text book. Granted, there are not any exercises at the ends of chapters, but any prof worth his paycheck can make those up easily enough. Get this as your introduction to C++, or just your reference for dealing with pesky STL.
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