Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133
EAN num: 9780764538308
ISBN number: 0764538306
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 448
Printing Date: April 18, 2003
Publishing house: Wiley
Sale Popularity Level: 879488
Studio: Wiley
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Product Description:
- Includes an introduction to C++ as used in Microsoft's new .NET platform, including Managed Extensions, and the new Visual C++ .NET compiler.
- Updated for the new ISO C++ Standard.
- The valuable CD-ROM includes new Windows XP-compatible compilers, source code and examples, and assessment software to help readers guage their progress.
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Having read with pleasure the 'Visual Basic 6 Weekend Crash Course' by the same author, as a beginner to C++ I thought that this would be a good choice. Two weeks down the line, I'm only half-way through the book. As noted by others, the problems started with the chapter on Pointers. This is a new concept to me, and although I understood the very first chapter on Pointers, I found it somewhat difficult to grasp the following one ('A few more pointers').
I used VB 6 for a couple of years and got used to the 'What you see is what you get' concept. However, with C++, often what you see is not at all what you get. So when you're like me, seeking to understand exactly how things work, then the explanations and examples in the book feel a little minimal. Add to that a cryptic programming language and you may have nothing to fall back on. I found myself presuming a lot. The problem is that if you don't understand a topic, chances are that you won't understand a lot of other stuff either.
Overall, I like the book because I use it to get to know the basic concepts of C++ and programming in general. I don't type the code examples, I don't even run them from the CD. I just read through them and with the help of the written explanations try to understand what is happening. Sometimes this takes long, but I feel that I'm building a sound basis in relatively little time. The chapters are compact, each not more than a couple of pages, and this helps you to progress steadily. But definitely not in a weekend! That is just a marketing ploy, and it's working well.
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This book was my very first book on learning C++. After reading several other books on C++, I can honestly say that this book was dissapointing at best. In a beginner's eyes, it is easy to imagine how this book might seem handy. It is informative and helpful on elementary topics, and also was helpful in the respect that I had no idea where to get a compiler or how to use it. However, once the book delves into more advanced topics, it becomes apparent that
1.) the author never bothered to debug and test his programs and
2.) that the author is inadequate at explanations.
If you have plenty of money to burn, buy this book. Otherwise, try to get a book that doesn't have some sort of false "in a weekend!" or "in 21 days" or "for idiots!" promise. Learning to program takes hard work and perseverance, and those kind of books simply aren't cut out for teaching programming (not in the timeframe they promise, at least.).
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As a C (and other languages) programmer, I have spent hours in the bookstore reading 20 or more books on C++ trying to find one that would give me the C++ concepts quickly and simply - and this book does. I am quite certain that it will not be my last book on C++, it is NOY a complete referece by any means. I would also add that it is definitely NOT for someone with no programming experience (even though the copy says it is). While this book is not really what it purports to be, it is perfect for the C programmer moving to C++.
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This book is relatively useless unless you intend to write the programs he has made into examples in the book. Nothing is explained or defined, many explanations are missing as far as terms, ideas, or even how or what something does. I would not recommend this book.
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Being an intermediate-level programmer I was able to breeze through the very first few chapters with ease. The text explains fundamentals fairly well and it gives plenty of examples.
Progressing further into the book, past the fundamentals was quite a challenge. The chapter on pointers is poorly described, seemed rushed, with examples that are inadequately explained.
This book is OK as a reference if you already know what you are doing. Otherwise for a good intro book to C++ I would suggest C++ How to Program by Deitel and Deitel.
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