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Summary: Lots of info, but where???
Review: As this book is called "The Complete Reference" for C++, I bought it, hoping to use it as a reference when I needed to remember how a certain function or keyword worked. And where do you usually go if you want reference?
The index. The dreaded index.
This book has *THE* worst index I have ever seen in a book. Reading the 16 page table of contents is a better way to find a particular subject. Want to know about "copy constructor"? Not in the index. "const"? Not there. "Conversions"? "Doc/View"? One page each. There IS a lot of information in this book, but you really have to want it.
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Summary: Lots of info, but where???
Review: As this book is called "The Complete Reference" for C++, I bought it, hoping to use it as a reference when I needed to remember how a certain function or keyword worked. And where do you usually go if you want reference?
The index. The dreaded index.
This book has *THE* worst index I have ever seen in a book. Reading the 16 page table of contents is a better way to find a particular subject. Want to know about "copy constructor"? Not in the index. "const"? Not there. "Conversions"? "Doc/View"? One page each. There IS a lot of information in this book, but you really have to want it.
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Summary: Windows with C++
Review: Buy this book if you are a C++ programmer who wants to write Windows code.The book covers all of the traditional C++ stuff. But I bought it because of the Windows programming. They do a great job on the MFC stuff and also did a good job on STL (try to find that in other books!!!!!!). These authors wrote a good book which was just what I wanted. I would have bought it for the four chapters I have already used many times.
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Summary: a lot for my money
Review: I actually bought this book after buying the author's book on Debugging. I already wrote a review of the Debugging book - it was great and helped me out of a real problem. This complete reference book was also up to the level of the book I just mentioned. While I already knew most of the standard C and C++ material, what I didn't know was the STL material they presented. They showed how to use the STL in standard programs, but then rolled it into MFC programs. They did this in a way, even us newbys could understand. Great book, guys. Keep writing more.
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Summary: a lot for my money
Review: I actually bought this book after buying the author's book on Debugging. I already wrote a review of the Debugging book - it was great and helped me out of a real problem. This complete reference book was also up to the level of the book I just mentioned. While I already knew most of the standard C and C++ material, what I didn't know was the STL material they presented. They showed how to use the STL in standard programs, but then rolled it into MFC programs. They did this in a way, even us newbys could understand. Great book, guys. Keep writing more.
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Summary: C++ Book
Review: My step-father once wrote a book for Osborne that was 600 pages. I know the amount of work he put into it. This book is 1000+ pages - what a feat. I bought this book because I have been programming in C and needed to convert to C++. The authors did a good job of showing examples in both C and C++, so that people like me could make the transition. Overall, the book was nothing but excellant. The authors posted their code on Osborne's web site, so it was really time saving when it came to testing their programs. I did not find any technical errors in the book (one or two typos), found the style and manner of presentation great and really learned how to get my C++ code up and running.
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Summary: C++ Book
Review: My step-father once wrote a book for Osborne that was 600 pages. I know the amount of work he put into it. This book is 1000+ pages - what a feat. I bought this book because I have been programming in C and needed to convert to C++. The authors did a good job of showing examples in both C and C++, so that people like me could make the transition. Overall, the book was nothing but excellant. The authors posted their code on Osborne's web site, so it was really time saving when it came to testing their programs. I did not find any technical errors in the book (one or two typos), found the style and manner of presentation great and really learned how to get my C++ code up and running.
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Summary: More C++ than I need
Review: This book is very complete - more than I need. I bought the book because I needed to know the basics of the C++ language. In this respect I would give the book a top rating. I also bought the book because I needed to get started with Windows programming. This is something I have put off for a number of years. Fear I guess. I would also give this book a top rating in this area. I used the material in the MFC section of the book. The authors did NOT assume you were a Windows expert. Instead, they took the time to teach the fundamentals and definitions needed to write Windows code. I have written 2 programs using the MFC. One was a knock off of their Fourier program (but mine does other Fourier series not just square waves) and the second was a line chart program. I learned to do the line chart example after studing their bar chard program. All and all - the book helped me a lot.
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Summary: C++ Complete
Review: This is the second book I have bought by these authors. I bought this book for the object oriented material that starts around Chapter 16. The first 15 chapters are C++ programming fundamentals and stuff with the Microsoft compiler. (I knew most of that as I have been a C programmer for a number of years). Anyway, to the point. The Object-Oriented material is very complete. The authors explain all of the terminology, then get you programming with easy examples. That built my confidence (which was basically destroyed by some young proggrammers at the company I work for - college guys). The book used good diagrams and good coding examples. The sections on I/O was good. I was initially having trouble getting output formatted until I spent some serious time on Chapter 18. I'm up to Chapter 23 now and I'm going to start writing Windows programs with the Mircosoft Foundation Class libraries. The material looks pretty straight forward. From the material I have mastered I give this book a top rating. The 20 year olds better look out.
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Summary: C++ Complete
Review: This is the second book I have bought by these authors. I bought this book for the object oriented material that starts around Chapter 16. The first 15 chapters are C++ programming fundamentals and stuff with the Microsoft compiler. (I knew most of that as I have been a C programmer for a number of years). Anyway, to the point. The Object-Oriented material is very complete. The authors explain all of the terminology, then get you programming with easy examples. That built my confidence (which was basically destroyed by some young proggrammers at the company I work for - college guys). The book used good diagrams and good coding examples. The sections on I/O was good. I was initially having trouble getting output formatted until I spent some serious time on Chapter 18. I'm up to Chapter 23 now and I'm going to start writing Windows programs with the Mircosoft Foundation Class libraries. The material looks pretty straight forward. From the material I have mastered I give this book a top rating. The 20 year olds better look out.
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