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    Paresh Solanki
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    Can anyone recommend a good C++ reference book? Something you would always have by your side. I need to recommend a book for work. Paresh Solanki "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." Scott Adams (Dilbert cartoonist)

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      Can anyone recommend a good C++ reference book? Something you would always have by your side. I need to recommend a book for work. Paresh Solanki "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." Scott Adams (Dilbert cartoonist)

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      SimonS
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      Check out Thinking in C++ by Bruce Eckel. Cheers, Simon "Sign up for a chance to be among the first to experience the wrath of the gods.", Microsoft's home page (24/06/2002)

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        Check out Thinking in C++ by Bruce Eckel. Cheers, Simon "Sign up for a chance to be among the first to experience the wrath of the gods.", Microsoft's home page (24/06/2002)

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        Paresh Solanki
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        Thanks Paresh Solanki "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." Scott Adams (Dilbert cartoonist)

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          Can anyone recommend a good C++ reference book? Something you would always have by your side. I need to recommend a book for work. Paresh Solanki "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." Scott Adams (Dilbert cartoonist)

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          Jason Henderson
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          c++ programmers reference by Herbert Schildt

          Jason Henderson
          quasi-homepage
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          "Like it or not, I'm right!"

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            Can anyone recommend a good C++ reference book? Something you would always have by your side. I need to recommend a book for work. Paresh Solanki "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." Scott Adams (Dilbert cartoonist)

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            Thomas Freudenberg
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            Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example $35.99 Andrew Koenig, Barbara E. Moo 020170353X AUG 14, 2000 Essential C++ $30.56 Stanley B. Lippman 0201485184 OCT 29, 1999 Regards Thomas Sonork id: 100.10453 Thömmi


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              Can anyone recommend a good C++ reference book? Something you would always have by your side. I need to recommend a book for work. Paresh Solanki "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." Scott Adams (Dilbert cartoonist)

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              I have Jamsa/Klander's C/C++ Programmer's Bible on my desk. It's got everything you ever need to know sorted into short little mini-chapters. Very good for a quick "How do you do that again?" answer. "That's life, John. Activities available. Just add meaning." - Beautiful Mind

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                c++ programmers reference by Herbert Schildt

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                Brian Delahunty
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                Jason Henderson wrote: c++ programmers reference Thats a good book. I just went over to the library to have a look at it.


                "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                  Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example $35.99 Andrew Koenig, Barbara E. Moo 020170353X AUG 14, 2000 Essential C++ $30.56 Stanley B. Lippman 0201485184 OCT 29, 1999 Regards Thomas Sonork id: 100.10453 Thömmi


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                  Brian Delahunty
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                  Thomas Freudenberg wrote: Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example An excellent book if your starting out with C++ :-D


                  "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                    Thomas Freudenberg wrote: Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example An excellent book if your starting out with C++ :-D


                    "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                    Thomas Freudenberg
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                    Brian Delahunty wrote: An excellent book if your starting out with C++ Yes, it is. Because he didn't state, which level of books he is looking for, I did not mention following books, which I really recommend: Effective C++ CD: 85 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs $35.99 Scott Meyers 0201310155 DEC 22, 1998 Exceptional C++: 47 Engineering Puzzles, Programming Problems, and Solutions $31.49 Herb Sutter 0201615622 NOV 18, 1999 More Exceptional C++: 40 New Engineering Puzzles, Programming Problems, and Solutions $31.49 Herb Sutter 020170434X DEC 17, 2001 Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied $38.69 Andrei Alexandrescu 0201704315 FEB 13, 2001 Generic Programming and the STL: Using and Extending the C++ Standard Template Library $47.66 Matthew H. Austern 0201309564 OCT 13, 1998 Large-Scale C++ Software Design $44.99 John Lakos 0201633620 JUL 10, 1996 C++ Standard Library, The: A Tutorial and Reference $52.19 Nicolai M. Josuttis 0201379260 AUG 06, 1999 Effective STL: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of the Standard Template Library $35.99 Scott Meyers 0201749629 JUN 06, 2001 Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software $44.96 Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides 0201633612 OCT 31, 1994 Regards Thomas Sonork id: 100.10453 Thömmi


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                      Jason Henderson wrote: c++ programmers reference Thats a good book. I just went over to the library to have a look at it.


                      "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                      its a quick reference book for sure. they need to condense the type so you can stick it in your pocket.

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                        Can anyone recommend a good C++ reference book? Something you would always have by your side. I need to recommend a book for work. Paresh Solanki "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." Scott Adams (Dilbert cartoonist)

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                        Christopher Duncan
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                        While it's not something I'd personally use for learning the language, I keep "The C++ Programming Language" by Stroustrup on the bookshelf. For reference, I try to go to the original source. I used to keep K & R around in the old C days for the same reason. Chistopher Duncan Author - The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World (Apress)

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                          While it's not something I'd personally use for learning the language, I keep "The C++ Programming Language" by Stroustrup on the bookshelf. For reference, I try to go to the original source. I used to keep K & R around in the old C days for the same reason. Chistopher Duncan Author - The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World (Apress)

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                          Martin Marvinski
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                          Christopher Duncan wrote: I keep "The C++ Programming Language" by Stroustrup on the bookshelf. For reference, I try to go to the original source. You elitist.

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                            Christopher Duncan wrote: I keep "The C++ Programming Language" by Stroustrup on the bookshelf. For reference, I try to go to the original source. You elitist.

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                            Martin Marvinski wrote: You elitist. Hey, I didn't say I actually read the thing... :-D Chistopher Duncan Author - The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World (Apress)

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                              Brian Delahunty wrote: An excellent book if your starting out with C++ Yes, it is. Because he didn't state, which level of books he is looking for, I did not mention following books, which I really recommend: Effective C++ CD: 85 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs $35.99 Scott Meyers 0201310155 DEC 22, 1998 Exceptional C++: 47 Engineering Puzzles, Programming Problems, and Solutions $31.49 Herb Sutter 0201615622 NOV 18, 1999 More Exceptional C++: 40 New Engineering Puzzles, Programming Problems, and Solutions $31.49 Herb Sutter 020170434X DEC 17, 2001 Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied $38.69 Andrei Alexandrescu 0201704315 FEB 13, 2001 Generic Programming and the STL: Using and Extending the C++ Standard Template Library $47.66 Matthew H. Austern 0201309564 OCT 13, 1998 Large-Scale C++ Software Design $44.99 John Lakos 0201633620 JUL 10, 1996 C++ Standard Library, The: A Tutorial and Reference $52.19 Nicolai M. Josuttis 0201379260 AUG 06, 1999 Effective STL: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of the Standard Template Library $35.99 Scott Meyers 0201749629 JUN 06, 2001 Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software $44.96 Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides 0201633612 OCT 31, 1994 Regards Thomas Sonork id: 100.10453 Thömmi


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                              Thomas Freudenberg wrote: Generic Programming and the STL: Using and Extending the C++ Standard Template Library Thomas Freudenberg wrote: Large-Scale C++ Software Design Thomas Freudenberg wrote: Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software I don't have these 3 :-( But the patterns books isn't really necessary since they are pretty decent sites that explains all these original patterns. I want add to the list: Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture, Volume 2, Patterns for Concurrent and Networked Objects (this I personaly own) amazon link[new window] and Standard C++ IOStreams and Locales: Advanced Programmer's Guide and Reference (This I want badly to buy) amazon link[new window] Cheers, Joao Vaz The loved ones never really leave us , they are always alive on our hearts and minds.

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                                Can anyone recommend a good C++ reference book? Something you would always have by your side. I need to recommend a book for work. Paresh Solanki "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." Scott Adams (Dilbert cartoonist)

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                                I have: C++ Complete Reference by Schildt C++ Programmnig Language by Strostoup (ok, I only understand the early parts) Visual C++6 Unleashed Wrox Wroking with MFC Basicaly, I have books on C++ language and books on VC++/MFC. I still don't get enough practice at VC++ but should be starting my first real world app. and without CP I would take a LOT longer to do it. Thanks everyone Elaine :rose: Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?

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                                  c++ programmers reference by Herbert Schildt

                                  Jason Henderson
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                                  "Like it or not, I'm right!"

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                                  Thomas Freudenberg
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                                  According to Francis Glassborow at accu.org that book is not recommended:

                                  A survey of the table of contents is far more disturbing because well over half the book is dedicated to brief documentation of the Standard C Library (and you would be far better off with Plauger's 'The Standard C Library for that). Much of the rest is a cursory and incomplete coverage of the Standard C++ Library. Aspects of the C++ Library have been ignored, other things are confused (for example the author does not distinguish between basic containers and adaptors - it is not clear that he knows the difference.) If you are already familiar with C++ and simply want a light weight reference to jog your memory you might get some use from this book but I guess you would be continually irritated by not finding the thing you were looking for. If you were looking for something more substantial to support a relatively weak understanding of C/C++ then this is not it.

                                  Regards Thomas Sonork id: 100.10453 Thömmi


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