Best C++ Book to get?
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What book or web page did you learn C++ from? I need suggestions because I just don't know where to look X| Thanks in advance. I'm currently eyeing on "The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup, but I don't know if that's a good book.
The best programming book I've ever read is Bruce Eckel's "Thinking in C++". I bought the first edition several years ago and have lent it out a few times...in fact, it is out of my office right now. Bruce's website is http://www.BruceEckel.com[^] and the second edition is downloadable for free at http://mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html[^] Another good book (I don't know if it is in print, but probably can be found in a used bookstore for cheap) is--don't laugh at the name--is "Jesse Liberty's Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days" http://books.google.com/books?id=Qs-6bP_4etUC&dq=jesse+liberty+c%2B%2B+in+21+days&pg=PP1&ots=Rnmd_vinxW&sig=OfVyOf9OuUd20YPeK4C4pG3HkOk&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3Djesse%2Bliberty%2Bc%252B%252B%2Bin%2B21%2Bdays&sa=X&oi=print&ct=result&cd=1#PPA408,M1[^]
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What book or web page did you learn C++ from? I need suggestions because I just don't know where to look X| Thanks in advance. I'm currently eyeing on "The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup, but I don't know if that's a good book.
The books I found most helpful for learning C++ programming were "Thinking in C++", by Bruce Eckel. The e-versions are available free on his website, and the print volumes are pretty cheap too, I think. http://www.mindview.net/Books/DownloadSites/[^]
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I'm actually surprised that no one mentioned "C++ How to Program, 5/e" from Deitel, ISBN: 0131857576. I thought it might be a good book since it has diagrams and such, and plus, Deitel books usually have thousands of pages (I don't know if that's a good thing). I may be wrong here, but are books from Deitel good? P.S: The books you mentioned, does it have diagrams? -- modified at 17:45 Thursday 31st May, 2007
I learned C++ from two separate editions of "C++ How to Program" from Deitel & Deitel. Wonderful book to learn from, and not too shabby as a example reference after you've got it down.
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Code2326 wrote:
"The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup
That book is good one. And also there are some of the good book which i am having are C++ Primer (3rd Edition) Stanley B. Lippman, Josée LaJoie, ISBN 0201824701. Effective C++ (2nd Edition). Scott Meyers, ISBN 0201924889. More Effective C++. Scott Meyers, ISBN 020163371X. Generic Programming and the STL. Matt Austern, ISBN 0201309564. The C++ Standard Library : A Tutorial and Reference. Nicolai M. Josuttis. ISBN 0201379260. C++ FAQs, 2nd edition. Marshall Cline, Greg Lomow, Mike Girou, ISBN 0201309831. Hope all the books are good.
Regards, Satips.
Those are all great books and have a place in my library, so I'm going to mention an oddball choice: C+C++: Programming With Objects in C and C++ by Allen Holub (McGraw-Hill, 1992). If you happen to have a background in C, this is a great choice because it actually goes into a lot of the details of what is actually happening in a C++ program from a C perspective. A little dated perhaps, but take a look.
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What book or web page did you learn C++ from? I need suggestions because I just don't know where to look X| Thanks in advance. I'm currently eyeing on "The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup, but I don't know if that's a good book.
I am surprised that no one has mention "Thinking in C++" by Bruce Eckel (ISBN: 0-13-979809-9). You can even get it online! Of course you'll probably want to own a copy, this is a pretty good reference as well. http://mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html For learning about STL I highly recommend "The C++ Standard Library" by Nicolai Josuttis (ISBN: 0-201-37926-0). For learning how to make your own templates, I recommend "C++ Templates" by Vandervoorde and Josuttis (ISBN: 0-201-73484-2)
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What book or web page did you learn C++ from? I need suggestions because I just don't know where to look X| Thanks in advance. I'm currently eyeing on "The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup, but I don't know if that's a good book.
I haven't seen anyone mention Bruce Eckel's "Thinking in C++" yet - it's very in-depth and seems quite well written, though that's not where I learned my C++ from; I started reading it to improve my understanding of the basics. Myself, I picked it up over a few different books (starting with "Teach yourself Borland C++ Builder 3 in 10 days", gak... too compressed) and many websites. It was easier to understand after I'd learned a good amount of Java. It's available online for free: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/eckel/ *edit: whoops, there were more replies than I thought and this was mentioned already! Oh well. It gets my vote!* Also good reading, as well as the rest of their site: http://relisoft.com/book/index.htm
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What book or web page did you learn C++ from? I need suggestions because I just don't know where to look X| Thanks in advance. I'm currently eyeing on "The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup, but I don't know if that's a good book.
For some reason no one mentioned any free books yet. Here is one, and for a beginner it's very good IMHO. It's "Thinking in C++" by Bruce Eckel, and you should be able to download both volumes from his web site (or some other). He himself posted them on public domain for free.
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What book or web page did you learn C++ from? I need suggestions because I just don't know where to look X| Thanks in advance. I'm currently eyeing on "The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup, but I don't know if that's a good book.
If you already know something about programming, I strongly recommend Essential C++, by Stanley Lippman, Addison Wesley, ISBN 0-201-48518-4. This book will save you days of tedium. If you don't know anything about programming, get Accelerated C++, by Andrew Koenig and Barbara Moo, Addison Wesley, ISBN 0-201-70353-X Cheers, Peter Dulimov
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What book or web page did you learn C++ from? I need suggestions because I just don't know where to look X| Thanks in advance. I'm currently eyeing on "The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup, but I don't know if that's a good book.
You might also consider Bruce Eckel's "Thinking in C++" which is also available as a free download so you can try for yourself before purchasing. Here's a link to the top level web page: http://www.mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html
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What book or web page did you learn C++ from? I need suggestions because I just don't know where to look X| Thanks in advance. I'm currently eyeing on "The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup, but I don't know if that's a good book.
I really enjoyed "Beginning C++" by Ivor Horton. Its a nice read, and it brings the principles of object oriented programming and abstract data types down to a level that is prime for those using C++ as an introduction to programming in general. It also heavily covers the most commonly used STL objects. I used it when I was 11 (7 years ago, version 2), and it has allowed me to reach a level where the constructs of the C++ language are less purely syntactical than they are useful tools with which to design software. Another book that I would suggest is available online, its called "Thinking in C++" by Bruce Eckel. It can be found here: http://www.mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html I hope that this can be of some help to you. :3
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Thanks Mitchel
Regards, Satips.:rose:
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One more. C++: a hands on approach by Eric Nagler
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Sarath. wrote:
C++: a hands on approach by Eric Nagler
Ok Sarath, I will add it to My Library. Thanks, I am Just thinking how i missed that book.
Regards, Satips.:rose:
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Those are all great books and have a place in my library, so I'm going to mention an oddball choice: C+C++: Programming With Objects in C and C++ by Allen Holub (McGraw-Hill, 1992). If you happen to have a background in C, this is a great choice because it actually goes into a lot of the details of what is actually happening in a C++ program from a C perspective. A little dated perhaps, but take a look.
ggraham412 wrote:
A little dated perhaps, but take a look.
I will look into that.
Regards, Satips.:rose:
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Code2326 wrote:
"The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup
That book is good one. And also there are some of the good book which i am having are C++ Primer (3rd Edition) Stanley B. Lippman, Josée LaJoie, ISBN 0201824701. Effective C++ (2nd Edition). Scott Meyers, ISBN 0201924889. More Effective C++. Scott Meyers, ISBN 020163371X. Generic Programming and the STL. Matt Austern, ISBN 0201309564. The C++ Standard Library : A Tutorial and Reference. Nicolai M. Josuttis. ISBN 0201379260. C++ FAQs, 2nd edition. Marshall Cline, Greg Lomow, Mike Girou, ISBN 0201309831. Hope all the books are good.
Regards, Satips.
I have a few on this list and I'm aware of the others but I don't think any of them are good as first books. I don't have a recommendation though. I actually learnt years ago from Que's Turbo C++ book, which was mostly about C++ and almost nothing about Turbo. At the time I thought it was excellent but is of course way out of date, and departs greatly from recommended style even of 13 years ago.
Kevin
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Is it possible to talk you out of learning c++? unless you are an embedded person then I would not recommned c++ these days. In saying that, the way i learnt c++ was by doing. These days your best references are the c++ faq (google it) and very basic c++ book, like one of the sams versions. If you pick it up, you will go beyond the basics. A good mentor helps a lot. If you do not have a mentor then news groups and forums are the next best thing. But, c++ is an aweful language. Its pretty much an OO veneer over assembly (which i also know :). Its easy to write bad code, and its hard to write truly robust code. Without a critical senior person to constructively provide you guidance c++ can be a dangerous thing. IF you dont have a good reason for learning c++ then dont.
Andrew Pearson wrote:
But, c++ is an aweful language.
I'm surprised you haven't been flamed Andrew.:)
Andrew Pearson wrote:
IF you dont have a good reason for learning c++ then dont.
I can sympathise with that.
Kevin
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What book or web page did you learn C++ from? I need suggestions because I just don't know where to look X| Thanks in advance. I'm currently eyeing on "The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup, but I don't know if that's a good book.
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What book or web page did you learn C++ from? I need suggestions because I just don't know where to look X| Thanks in advance. I'm currently eyeing on "The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup, but I don't know if that's a good book.
Hi, If you want to be master in C++ and you dont know anything about C/C++. Then you should read the books in following order: 1. Let Us C 2. The C Programming language by Ker & Richie 3. Any simple C++ book like Robert Lafore (or) Let Us C++ Now the struggle starts: 4. Thinking in C++ 5. Book by Stroupstrup I think those are enough for you. I have read Thinking in C++ and now studying Stroupstrup book. Regards Tarun tarun_agg2002_03@yahoo.co.in
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What book or web page did you learn C++ from? I need suggestions because I just don't know where to look X| Thanks in advance. I'm currently eyeing on "The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup, but I don't know if that's a good book.
I went for "Thinking in C++" by Bruce Eckel. It helped me a lot and I think it is ideal for starters.
Hetfield
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I would suggest to start with "Thinking in C++". Its more informative than other starter books & easy to digest :). Really, "The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup is heavy for beginers, but for experts its amazing.
I couldn't have said it better ;)
Hetfield
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What book or web page did you learn C++ from? I need suggestions because I just don't know where to look X| Thanks in advance. I'm currently eyeing on "The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup, but I don't know if that's a good book.