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Summary: RESPONSE:'Don't be fooled by the other reviews, here's why'
Review: I am not sure what this reader is talking about. The example he mentions appears nowhere in the entire book. So his low rating of the book should be taken with a grain of salt...perhaps he mistakenly posted a revew of the wrong book.
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Summary: Decent Book
Review: I disagree with both extremes of reviews seen here. This book has a couple of typos, all of which are acknowledged on the authors home page, with corrections (www.chuckeasttom.com). But I do agree that proper editing and review would have found and removed these before publication. I do hope the publisher does a second edition, sans errors.However the book is easy to follow, easy to understand. You will get the basics of ANSI standard C++ in short order...but you will get ONLY the basics, nothing advanced.
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Summary: Decent Book
Review: I disagree with both extremes of reviews seen here. This book has a couple of typos, all of which are acknowledged on the authors home page, with corrections (www.chuckeasttom.com). But I do agree that proper editing and review would have found and removed these before publication. I do hope the publisher does a second edition, sans errors. However the book is easy to follow, easy to understand. You will get the basics of ANSI standard C++ in short order...but you will get ONLY the basics, nothing advanced.
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Summary: Top 10
Review: I have been programming for a long time. But from time to time I like to look over beginners books, to see how good they are. This one is pretty good. The code examples that I checked (about 1/4 of them) worked exactly as written. The text was very clear. The code and the text follow ISO standard C++ pretty well, and let you know anything that deviates.
I thought that this is one of the top 10 best beginners books. Deitel and Deitel are just too complex for beginners (but a great place for you after you have a few months of C++ under your belt), Schildts books are too long, etc. This book is short and to the point. In a little over 300 pages you get the essentials of C++. However it should be noted that you get the ESSENTIALS...it does not even try to cover many advanced topics. And thats probably one of the books strengths. It does not confuse the beginner with extra things they don't need.
I think if you are looking for a first C++ book then this is one of the top 10 on the market...
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Summary: Very Solid Introductory book.
Review: I have been programming in C and C++ for about 6 years. That does not make me a leading expert, but certainly competent. A friend of mine was looking for a good book to teach an introductory programming class at a community college and he asked me to look this over and give my opinion.
My response was that this is a very easy to follow book. If you cannot learn C++ from this book, then you cannot learn C++. Now it is absolutely a beginners book and does not go into advanced topics. But if you are looking for a very solid introductory book. All the basics are laid out in a step by step easy to read format. COMPLETE code samples are spelled out in the text. I must make a comment to the reviewer that gave this one star based on 'formatting'...I am not a particular fan of this author. I have only read one of his other books, and did not particularly care for it. However the comment that the code is not indented properly is simply laughable. Most of us are concerned with the accuracy and clarity of a programming book, not with how far the author indents code in a function.... Bottom line is that if you want a solid intro book this is it.
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Summary: This is the book
Review: Look I am a chemist not a computer programmer. I have seen a few negative reviews, and maybe they have a point. Maybe this books code is not formatted according to some rule programmers use....However if you are, like me, not a programmer and want to learn C++ fast, this is the book. It is easy to follow, has complete code examples that work as written, and shows you every little step. Personally I don't care how far the code in a function is indented...I care if the code is easy to read and works...but thats just me.
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Summary: REMARKABLE
Review: This book is aimed at teens who want to learn programming and it does a remarkable job. The highlights are:
1. Easy to read and understand.
2. All the basics of C++ are covered
3. Complete code samples, on the CD and in the text. Some readers might object that the author starts off without using Object Orientation, but I think thats perfect for teens. later in the book, the reader is introduced to object orientation. The book does not get into advanced topics...but it is aimed at teens/beginners, so thats probably wise. I thought this book was great. If you want to learn C++, and you have no programming background, then buy this book. Its a darn sight better than Schildts books, and much easier for a beginner to follow the Deitel's books.
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Summary: I liked it
Review: This book is pretty good for a beginner. I have been doing C++ professionally for several years, and a friend asked me to look this over. The books strong points are that it gets to the point quickly with little hoopla, is clear, the code examples (at least the ones I tried) work as written, and concepts are easily explained. Now this is certainly a BEGINNERS book...not for pros. That means that many advanced topics are skipped. I cannot comment on the last couple of chapters, they introduce you to Visual C++ and I avoid all things Microsoft :) so I am in not position to evaluate that. BUt the rest of the book does a good job of introducing the reader to solid C++ programming, and it follows pretty closely to ISO standard C++.
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Summary: RESPONSE:'Don't be fooled by the other reviews, here's why'
Review: This book really is fundamental and really easy to follow. There are though, a lot of mistakes. It's geared to people with no prior programming experience who want to start doing useful things quickly. If you want more solid and reliable knowledge, or are looking to program more seriously rather than for fun, I advise you to steer clear of this book.
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