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Summary: A good book on programming in C++ for old or young.
Review: This book by Steve Heller, is great for people of any age. Ihave just turned 17 and I understood the book quite well. This bookgives a good grasp of the basics. It has commentary on the side that helps one to understand. I would recommend it to anyone aside from the illiterate.
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Summary: A C++ book truly appropriate for novices (and others)
Review: There are many C++ books that claim to be appropriate for absolute novices to programming. In almost every case, this claim
is untrue because the book tries to cover far too much material at too rapid a pace, leaving the true novice lost and confused. This book is different: unlike all others, it has been tested on and contributed to by an actual novice whose input resulted in an
essentially rewritten book. It covers far less material than other books on C++, but does so much more thoroughly so that the
novice is not left behind. My advice for novices is: don't be fooled by the statement that a particular book is suitable for a complete novice. Instead,
look several books over and see which one is appropriate for you. If you include "Who's Afraid of C++?" in that list, I think
that's the one you'll choose. Steve Heller
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Summary: A C++ book truly appropriate for novices (and others)
Review: There are many C++ books that claim to be appropriate for absolute novices to programming. In almost every case, this claim is untrue because the book tries to cover far too much material at too rapid a pace, leaving the true novice lost and confused.
This book is different: unlike all others, it has been tested on and contributed to by an actual novice whose input resulted in an essentially rewritten book. It covers far less material than other books on C++, but does so much more thoroughly so that the novice is not left behind.
My advice for novices is: don't be fooled by the statement that a particular book is suitable for a complete novice. Instead, look several books over and see which one is appropriate for you. If you include "Who's Afraid of C++?" in that list, I think that's the one you'll choose.
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Summary: Excellent book for C++ novices
Review: I've been programming on IBM mainframes in COBOL for
the last 12 years, but haven't really ventured into other languages until now. I read the book cover-to-cover and
found it pretty easy to follow. The conversations with
the novice user helped often, although occasionally I
skipped over some because I already understood the concepts. This is probably the best intro to C++
that I've read
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Summary: I accomplished exactly what the author promised I could.
Review: I've been working in Seattle as a functional (black-box) software tester, and I recently found myself wanting to add programming to my list of skills. I knew that with a procedural language under my belt the opportunities would expand dramatically, but it brought up the difficult question of which language would give me the best return for my efforts. The members of a software forum on the Internet were consistently recommending C++, but with my lack of programming experience, I was afraid that the learning curve would be insurmountable.
Again, I asked for suggestions, and then along came an exciting reply from author Steve Heller who told me that his book, "Who's Afraid of C++" would be my most direct path toward acquiring the expertise I wanted. Imagine that...no prior programming experience necessary! Well, having completed the book, I now have first hand knowledge that Steve Heller delivers. In addition to the explanatory text, he includes the e-mail dialogs that took place between himself and Susan, a non-programmer with the desire to learn C++. As weird a device as this may appear to be, it was great having another novice "speaking up for me", who by doing so assured me that these new concepts would stay within my reach. It was great for my motivation.
This book has been widely praised by newcomers and experts, so don't let some clay-brained lunker dissuade you from buying it. I accomplished exactly what the author promised I could, and if you're willing to do the work, so will you
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Summary: Review of Who's Afraid of C++,Steve Heller
Review: Hi there,
Just like to congradulate the chap below for the excellent work he's done.
"Steve Heller's "Who's Afraid of C++?" is a must choice for the computer novice
who has never programmed before as well as for experienced programmers who want
to painlessly extend their computer knowledge to the next generation of
software. Even the complexity of memory addresses and hexadecimal and binary
arithmetic are laid out in plain understandable english and further assisted by
Steve's novice test reader Susan."
A J Robinson
United Kingdom
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Summary: A perfect C++ book!
Review: This book is the best intro to programming you will ever find! Yes, that's right, it does not only teach you the C++ language, it does also teach you how to program. In the book there is a dialouge between a novice(Susan) and Steve, which helps explain all the more difficult topics. It starts with some basic assembly(how the computer stores data) and goes on teaching C++ including object oriented programming. The book comes with a free 32-bit compiler(DJGPP), which I liked very much. It also means you don't hace to buy one, which usually costs a lot of $
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Summary: The BEST programming book I've ever read !!!
Review: Finally !! An author who gets it. An author who had to address the material through the eyes of a novice. A brilliant concept and one that's carried out like a Mission Impossible plot. Everything fits together.
Over the last three years, I've read 13 books on programming. This has given me some idea of what else is out there and how other authors think. And write. When an author is very familiar with a subject, he can present the material in a way that makes sense to him but not necessarily the reader. The problem is, the author ALREADY knows the material. The reader doesn't. It's probably been a long time since the author read a book and scratched his head, thinking "I don't get it".
Steve Heller doesn't get off that easy. He's got someone over his shoulder, asking the kind of questions I'd be asking when I'm reading the text. "Hey, where did that come from?" or "I didn't understand that. Explain it another way." This element of teacher/student interaction is provided by the thoughts of a complete novice who read each chapter of the book as it was being written. This forces Steve to not only approach each topic in a stepwise fashion, but to make it clear to ANYONE who reads it, not just the rocket scientists.
Who's Afraid of C++ surveys the land, digs the foundation, and carefully stacks each cement block, providing a solid foundation. The house is framed by a master carpenter, while he explains every detail to his apprentice, knowing the apprentice will someday carry on the craft.
For the novice, this is a MUST read book. For the programmer who has experience with languages like C, Fortran, Pascal, etc., it's a MUST read.
There is no glory in an author who's work is difficult to understand. It seems to me, some authors wear this like a badge of honor. This author isn't one of them. Steve provides insightful, thoughtful, unassuming explanations to each aspect that's covered. He will NOT leave you in a haze of mental fatigue after a lengthy session of intellectual gymnastics.
This book is IT. Buy it. Read it. Then you will see how other authors should be explaining things. On the other hand, we could just clone Steve Heller and let him write books on every topic known to man.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This is the first book, I go to when I need answers to C++ questions
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Summary: The solution to learning C/C++
Review: I have been programming in simple languages for many years, Pascal, HTML and Basic. As time progressed I wished to learn C++ but my schedule never allowed me. I started reading some books on C and visiting some online sites and was completely lost. The authors of these references seemed to be writing the book for themselves. Then I found "Whos Afraid of C++" by Steve Heller. From the minute I read the Foreward I knew I was in luck. Steve takes an exceptional approach to teaching C++. Being a programmer himself, he is aware that he KNOWS what he is doing so he employs the help of a complete non-programmer, Susan, to guide us through the course. Every time that I said to myself, "what does this mean?" Susan would jump in with my question. I seriously recommend this book as the guide for the non-C++-programmer willing to learn. I already have three people waiting for me to finish the book and give it to them
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