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Summary: A concise book for the beginner or intermediate
Review: Basically the only new things i learned from this book are debugging tecniques using "try" and "catch". This is a total beginner's guide.
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Summary: Informative but dry
Review: Because learning programming is such a dry topic, it's really important that the author doesn't write in the same manner. I picked this book up having had no programing experience before and unfortunately this book didn't enlighten me as much as I had hoped it would. My displeasure isn't with the material in the book (which is very thorough considering its small size) but rather with its presentation. It was hard to stay focused on learning syntax when sifting through a barrage of technical terms and explanations. Also, the lessons do not build on one another as well as some other sources I've read since then. Overall, I would recommend this to anyone migrating from another language or anyone needing a refresher course. However, this book is not ideal for someone with no programming experience in the past. For that I would recommend the tutorials at www.cplusplus.com
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Summary: Generally solid - but...
Review: I found this book to be very useful. If you want to pick up some good, solid footing in C++, with or without a background in programming - this book is for you. The format is clean: 10 minutes or so at a time is perfect for getting into the office a little early and running through a lesson or two prior to commencing your workday. There is source code available on the books actual website on http://www.samspublishing.net, which helps this become a learning exercise, rather than a typing exercise, for those of you whom are advanced enough to just want to read solid source code.
I do find that by chapter 15 some of the examples start to get somewhat dicey: I can't always tell if I am supposed to be entering this code, or if it's only for discussion. Later in the "Listings" it's clear that it was NOT for discussion and I will need to enter it in order to make the examples work. That's fine - perhaps the author can use that format as a 'puzzle' if s/he so chooses. Just make me hip to the joke.
If you are using Visual C++.NET you may want to find a book SPECIFICALLY for that environment, as this is all standard C++. Nothing wrong with that, mind you - but the .NET environment may require a little more 'gear grinding and lever pulling' to mitigate trouble should you come across any, if my experience is any judge ;)
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Summary: Great Book. I suggest it to all new C++ programmers!
Review: I found this to be a great book. It clearly and quickly covers all of the important aspects of the C++ language. You can actually read through this book and learn the language. I am a professional programmer and suggest that all new programmers I work with learn from this book. All of the core language syntax and constructs are covered in a small number of pages so there is a higher probability that a new programmer will actually read about all the language has to offer. This book is essentially a basic guide to the syntax of the language. It does not cover any of the standard libraries (I think that material would make the book less clear) so you should consider buying "The C++ Standard Library" by Josuttis as a reference to complement this book.
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Summary: Only 15 Years Old, I learned some advanced C++ with the book
Review: I just turned 15 recently and I've been learning to program in C++ for only about 5 months. I bought Sam's Teach Yourself C++ in 21 days. While 21 Days was a good book for me, it didn't provide me the challenge of fast paced learning that I was looking for. I went out to the bookstore and found a book that was perfect for what I was looking for. Sam's Teach Yourself C++ in 10 minutes of course. At first I was worried that it would make up for the time with little content, but was relieved to find that it did not. In fact, when I went back in 10 minutes and reviewed what I learned in 21 days, I found several things that I missed and somethings that when put in a format I needed, were made very obvious. Thankfully for me, since I am so young, it was right in my price range. This is the only product I know of that comes for a lower price without lowering standards. The format of the book is clean and simple. Starting from "Hello World," to loops, to Polymorphism, References, Objects, and Classes. The book itself will never become unneccesary for me. Whether I become rusty or just have trouble with one aspect of programming. Without it I wouldn't be able to say I am as good as I am today. I'll be sure to make room for Jesse Liberty in the special thanks for all my programs.
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Summary: 10 minutes?
Review: I was fuming when this book popped into my peripheral vision at a store. 10 minutes? Not likely!This book NEEDS A BETTER TITLE. What kind of respected publisher would print such a falsity. Perhaps "Brush up with C++ in 10 Minutes" would be a better tag.
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Summary: 2nd Edition - Completely Reworked For The Worse?
Review: The glowing comments about this book are for the first edition. This second edition has been completely reworked, and perhaps not for the better. The very first beginner program now has an added function command that my compiler doesn't like. In fact, functions don't even get explained until Lesson 7. This is not the way to introduce a newbie to C++. Whatever became of a simple "Hello World" to make sure the compiler is set up correctly? Those who raved about the first edition should take another look and re-post their comments.
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Summary: Excellent little book to brush up with
Review: This book does not profess to teach the C++ language in 10 minutes, as some have tried to claim. The 10 minutes comes from the size of lessons...short, concise, and accurate. This book is perfect for those who are curious if C++ is for them before they buy a 900 page tutorial, those who (like me) need to brush up on C++, and those (also like me) who wanted a little pocket manual to refer to when that one function seems to slip from your memory. All in all, its a good little book for the beginner, but I would recommend Liberty's "C++ in 21 days" to really learn the language. I would keep this one on hand to look up stuff on the fly.
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Summary: OOP newbie
Review: This book is brilliant! I wish all IT books were available in this format - 250pages or less. This book cuts through the crud and delivers all the technical details in a short space of time. I love the 10 minute lesson format. Amazingly, the author still manages to squeeze in important advice along with good examples. I hope this style of book starts a trend. Publishers, take note! I like the price too :) Where can I get a Java in 10 minutes book ???
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Summary: A good book to get started
Review: This is a good book to test the waters of C++ and see if you want to continue, or if you need to learn the basics extremely quickly. Don't listen to that...who slammed the book without even reading it. He seemed to think that the book claimed to teach the entire language in ten minutes total. Geez. Each lesson is billed as being 10 minutes long, and there are 28 lessons. The later lessons took me quite a bit longer than 10 minutes, though. This is not a definitive C++ book, but it's a handy start, it's cheap, and it's small to carry around.
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