C++ Primer Plus: Teach Yourself Object-Oriented Programming/Book and Disk

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Summary: The best textbook I've ever seen.
Review: This is a great book. I read it two years ago, and it's still very useful today. It is wide enough for a beginner and deep enough for you to become an advanced C++ user. The content is structured very well, material explained very clearly and answers every question came out to my mind as I read it. This single book is enough for you to become a C++ power user. It made C++ as my best programming language. An excellent book for reference, too.

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Summary: Best cross-platform book around
Review: This is by far the best cross-platform book I have ever seen. The author really did do his homework before he wrote the book on this one. It help a great deal in my classes

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Summary: Excellent
Review: This is one of the best book I've ever read on a technical subject. The treatment to Classes is thorough and easy to follow. Must buy for anyone who wants to learn C++.

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Summary: Great introduction to C++ programming.
Review: This is perhaps the best programming book I've ever read! When describing each new concept Mr Prata talks about potential problems thus helping the novice C++ programmer avoid common bugs. I found it very easy to understand; with programming examples well suited to the subject at hand. Its Logical division of subject matter also helps to make it a useful referance.

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Summary: This book taught me C++ when all others failed!
Review: This is the best C++ tutorial I have come across to date. After reading several books on the subject of C++, I felt that I had to be a full fledged C programmer to learn C++. This book shattered all of my illusions. After reading it I had a strong grasp of C++, and inspiration to learn more about the language. Mostly due to this book, I am programming C++ professionally now.

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Summary: Excellent book for learning c++
Review: This really is a good book for getting started. The first half of the book is well written and the source code examples work well. I was about half way through the book, and really looking forward to using its examples of VC++ classes, when the source code examples started using header files that don't work with MSVC++5, which isn't even the newest release! I also noticed that the writing dropped off quite a bit at that point. The tech support line could not offer help with the outdated files, which should have been an obvious and frequent question. There are also plenty of source code typos in the second half (available as a list on their web site), sometimes several per page, including obvious stuff like a missing "main()" function that wasn't on the list. Because the source codes are small text files on a floppy, an updated and corrected set of source files would be an easy download from their existing website if they cared to set it up. In their defense, they did offer a refund for the book, but I'm keeping it. This book will get you started, and take you to the point where you can start jumping to other books. I liked it in combination with "The C++ training guide" and "Visual C++ in 21 days." I'm giving it 4 stars because the cover doesn't claim it's current or works with VC++ (it *almost* says this). If it did say this, I'd knock it down to 2 stars.

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Summary: Very good, but not compatible with VC++5
Review: This really is a good book for getting started. The first half of the book is well written and the source code examples work well. I was about half way through the book, and really looking forward to using its examples of VC++ classes, when the source code examples started using header files that don't work with MSVC++5, which isn't even the newest release! I also noticed that the writing dropped off quite a bit at that point. The tech support line could not offer help with the outdated files, which should have been an obvious and frequent question. There are also plenty of source code typos in the second half (available as a list on their web site), sometimes several per page, including obvious stuff like a missing "main()" function that wasn't on the list. Because the source codes are small text files on a floppy, an updated and corrected set of source files would be an easy download from their existing website if they cared to set it up. In their defense, they did offer a refund for the book, but I'm keeping it. This book will get you started, and take you to the point where you can start jumping to other books. I liked it in combination with "The C++ training guide" and "Visual C++ in 21 days." I'm giving it 4 stars because the cover doesn't claim it's current or works with VC++ (it *almost* says this). If it did say this, I'd knock it down to 2 stars.