Standard C++ Bible

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Summary: good C++ book
Review: I liked having the compiler and the source code together. When opening the examples from the book in the compiler, they are not listed as "exercise 6.1" and "excercise 6.2", but instead as "example 6.1: Pointers to Pointers", and so on, which makes it easier to look whatever you're looking for. "C++ the complete reference", by Schildt is presented in a similar way, and I think is a little bit more complete than "standard C++ bible", but you have to download the source code from its website, and then edit it to have it running (all the source code from each chapter is cramped into one file). If you don't mind that, then "C++ the complete reference" might be a better choice, but not by much though.

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Summary: Well worth it!
Review: I've been searching for a good C++ book for a number of months and came across this book by chance. Al Stevens' style is clear, concise and easy to follow. Within a few days my knowledge and understanding of C++ has increased considerably due to his easy-to-understand elaboration of some not-so-easy-to-understand concepts. He deals with the latest Ansi C++ standard and also includes an easy to use compiler for hands-on manipulation of the example code. He deals with concepts like vectors and lists and dequeues that many other C++ books simply overlook. He builds on simple ideas step by step and repeats important "must-remember" ideas regularly to keep the reader in touch with what he is trying to do. I am surprised this book is not rated higher by Amazon as it certaintly is one that should be.