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Summary: Very impressive...
Review: In my vocabulary there is only one word that perfectly describes this book: "wow". I am very impressed with this book. It is a excellent book on c++ for the beginner. I highly recommend it. It includes all the technical stuff but Steve explains it in such a way that it makes programming look easy to the newbie. I have a good collection of c++ books but this one takes the cake. A++++
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Summary: Whose Afraid of C++?
Review: I really enjoyed reading this on-line book by Steve Heller, "Whose Afraid of C++? - WWW version." I have read other C/C++ books and feel this is the best for those new to programming in C++. I thought the exchanges between Steve (expert) and Susan (novice) helped to clarify the subject matter.The wolf in this book was definitely the compiler. Trying to figure out the command line compiler was difficult. I got intimidated by the one used in the on-line book -- too many choices. I finally found one at the Borland site: Bcc55. After about a week of intense struggle, I learned how to configure and use this compiler with the help of posts on the site. Now, I am back to the fun part. Reading "Whose Afraid of C++?". Humberto
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Summary: Must read for Novice Programmers!
Review: even after couple of programming classes at my school, i didn't understand much about programming. but after reading first few chapters of "Who's Afraid of C++?", i'm understanding a whole lot more than i used to. i think the hardware chapter was particularly useful. it's not easy to find a computer book that assumes the reader is a novice like me.
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Summary: Beginners start here
Review: This is THE book for people without programming experience who are interested in becoming programmers; it assumes literally nothing. This book would make a great gift for a child or teenager that spends a lot of time with the computer. It will get them thinking like a programmer instead of a user; a creator instead of a consumer.
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Summary: An excellent starter for C++
Review: For someone new to the world of C++ programming, Who's afraid of C++? has been a real benefit. It starts right at the very beginning and takes the reader through the maze of C++. Explanations are concise and the questions from another novice, Susan, really help to simplify the task of learning a programming language. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Far and Away the Best Book for Teaching Yourself C++
Review: It's a little sad that this is truly the best book there is for learning C++ on your own, because Steve's teaching method is good but the format is still a little shaky. The way the book is presented, with the discussions with a complete novice (Susan) is at times helpful, unless you do understand what is being discussed. If you use this book (and you should), and you understand what Steve is writing about (and most of the time you will), when you get to the discussions he has with Susan, skip them! Her bone-head questions will only get you confused again! The idea is good, it's true. It really makes you feel like you're in a classroom setting and Steve is teaching you and there is some classroom discussion. However, it is as if there is one really, really big-mouthed dumb chick sitting in the front that never shuts up and keeps asking the same stupid questions again and again and again! Just when you think Steve has pounded a topic so far into the ground that no one will ever see it again, we find out that Susan still has no idea what's going on! Arrgh! :)
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Summary: Great book ! Painless way to learn C++ right !
Review: Who's Afraid of C++? was written specifically for and is perfectly suited to those with no prior programming experience but will also serve well those with no exposure to a C-like language. Regardless of title, most programming books assume that the reader knows an awful lot, they move fast and omit many vital pieces of the equation. In this book, however, the author enlists the aid of a complete novice as student and addresses her comments and questions in dialog format as she progresses through the subject matter. The author begins by giving her just the right amount of background information on how the computer processes data to ensure that she becomes a literate programmer. He then moves on to cover the basic structures, elements, and syntax of C which is reinforced through their dialogs and through program reading and writing exercises included in each chapter. I have both Who's Afraid.. and Who's Afraid of MORE C++? (which continues exactly where the first book leaves off) and enjoy and recommend them both highly.
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Summary: "A real book for real people"
Review: It seems that books written for 'newbies' in C++ fall into two categories. One, books written for those who already have a working knowledge of the C language, and two, those books who assume that after a few terse examples one attains a fluency of the subject mater. Mr. Heller's book on the other hand presumes nothing; that is to say no prior knowledge is assumed. This is a real advantage for people like me who often find it hard to grasp new or abstract ideas, without questioning the concepts behind them. He does this in a new and novel way by inserting in the text a real, living 'newbie' who questions everything that most C++ programmers and teachers take as givens. I found the book immensely informative as well as educational and use it quite a lot to help me through the rough edges in the learning process in the language of C++. But make no mistake about it; C++ is a whole new language that must be learnt from the ground up. I heartily endorse this book, and even though I'm only three quarters of the way through it, I have already ordered the 'more of' sequel to he first book.
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Summary: The only way to learn C++!
Review: Some books try to show you the entire C++ language, and, in the process, do a very poor job of teaching you the crucial fundamentals. Not so with this book. The author becomes your mentor, showing you the how's and why's of the C++ language, never leaving you wanting for a better explanation. While the total volume of information is less than in competing books, you'll walk away from this one with the tools and foundation necessary to further your learning. To paraphrase what someone once said: "If you show a man some code, he'll program for a day. If TEACH a man how to be a programmer, he'll program for a lifetime!"
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Summary: absolutely the best
Review: First let me begin by saying that not only am I a beginner to programming, but i am relatively new to the computer field. This book is a true gem, it explains even the most obscure and "scary" terms associated with the business of programming and breaks those details into easily digestable concepts. Mr. Heller's writing style is wonderful and I will definetly purchase more books written by him.Trust me , a definite must have!!!!!
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