C++ (Teach Yourself Books) (Teach Yourself)

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Introduction
Review: I found this to be easily the best out of a handful of "beginners" C++ books that I bought. It cuts right to the point and unlike those big doorstop books this one keeps the reader progressing quickly.

It covers the basics (variables, functions etc.) very clearly and includes a lot of detail about pointers and OOP also in a very well organised manner.

There is a big chapter covering the standard library functions which I keep flicking back to as I write my own programs, even though I pretty much finished the book a while ago.

The only bad thing I can think is that if you already know a bit about programming then the first couple of chapters might not be useful. But its worth it for the later stuff on pointers etc.

Overall a great buy!

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Introduction
Review: I found this to be easily the best out of a handful of "beginners" C++ books that I bought. It cuts right to the point and unlike those big doorstop books this one keeps the reader progressing quickly.

It covers the basics (variables, functions etc.) very clearly and includes a lot of detail about pointers and OOP also in a very well organised manner.

There is a big chapter covering the standard library functions which I keep flicking back to as I write my own programs, even though I pretty much finished the book a while ago.

The only bad thing I can think is that if you already know a bit about programming then the first couple of chapters might not be useful. But its worth it for the later stuff on pointers etc.

Overall a great buy!

Rating:
Summary: Good push for beginners
Review: If you're fresh in C++ - this book is for you : it's easy and sharp but if you've got at least basic skills in C++ - save your money - skip this book .

Rating:
Summary: Good push for beginners
Review: If you're fresh in C++ - this book is for you : it's easy and sharp but if you've got at least basic skills in C++ - save your money - skip this book .