Product Description* Teaches the principles of programming to those who are just beginning in the field of computer science * Horstmann highlights common mistakes throughout, realizing that one of the toughest points to teach is how to avoid mistakes * New includes a new chapter on pointers, expanded GUI coverage, with platform-specific material on the Web
Wiley Higher Education
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Rating: - It's alright...
This is a very academic book. So beware.
We used it in our C++ course which followed along with fine. The teacher kept the pace going by doing his own created examples and lab assignments and towards the end the pace heated up a bit as we went on to OOP, which in the book is a bit weak, so you had to basically take full-on notes.
What the book does is basically set out the structures in C++ over a series of long explanations. I'd say it waffles on a lot but that's the nature ... Read More
Rating: - Will teach conputing concepts..not C++
This is not the book to buy if you wish to learn C++. If Dave in Ohio read the preface, the author clearly states that "the purpose of the book is to teach computing concepts, not C++, which is just a tool toward that end." We are using this book in my Intro to Programming class and it has proved to be both well-written and useful.
Rating: - Worst book on C++; thank god I did not have to read it!
A novice C++ programmer was forced to use this book to learn C++ (some silly course requirement). As an experienced developer and C++ user I was frequently asked for help with the programs in this book. I was aghast at the ridiculous premise of the book - try to make C++ look like Java! The author uses his own classes to make C++ programs look like an easier OO language. Of course, this bit of information is not passed on to the reader. So the unfortunate victim painstaking types out the program ... Read More
Rating: - Never Judge a book by it's cover
I am currently in Engineering at the University of Waterloo, and forced to take a C++ course. I was nervous at first, but the cover of this book helped me a little. The cover is kind of cheasy, but the cover holds the best written programming book I have ever read. The ideas are simplified and analogies used wisely. The questions were even good enough for the teacher to give on the assignments! If you are learning C++, or want to refresh then this book is a MUST!
- Will teach conputing concepts..not C++
- Worst book on C++; thank god I did not have to read it!
- Never Judge a book by it's cover
