This up-to-date guide to C++ programming is all you need to teach yourself the basics in 24 hours. Jesse Liberty'sSams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours is a hand-on guide complete with examples of syntax and detailed analysis of code. By the end of the book, you will have learned the fundamentals of C++, including managing I/O loops and arrays, object-oriented programming, and creating C++ applications. A CD is included that provides you with all the source code needed to develop the samples in the book as well as the Cygnus Insight Debugger and the Dev-C++ IDE. Join over 250,000 readers who have learned C++ programming from Jesse Liberty!
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Good for Programmers, Bad for Newbies
The only language I've programmed in the past is C# and I still consider myself a beginner in that language.
Recently I got a job where I had to learn C++ very quickly. Now I have to say this book provided a great C++ cram session to get me up to speed. I had read Liberty's Learning C# 2005: Get Started with C# 2.0 and .NET Programming (2nd Edition) and liked his style, and was not disappointed with this book content-wise (except some of his examples seem a little too involved for the ... Read More
Rating: - didn't help my kid learn c++
i got this so my kid could learn c++, and help him in his computer classes
it didn't help
Rating: - Very good book for beginners!
This book is great for somebody who is just starting out with C++, as I am. I tried a few online tutorials and it wasn't quite sinking in, so I bought this book. I am only on hour 5, and I am really enjoying it. I am already to the point where I can write basic programs from memory. The authors do a great job explaining everything in an easy-to-understand way. The book comes with a cd including a program called C++BuilderX, and every example they use in the book is on that disk. So, you can either ... Read More
Rating: - Avoid this book
THe book is ok, but the companion Borland C++ builder software ruins everything. You have to request an installation key online. I've been waiting over a week, trying and trying to contact Borland, with no reply whatsoever. Book should be called "Teach Yourself to Hound Borland For 24 Days". I only hope it will only take 24 days at this point.
Rating: - It is a crash course
Listen, the book is not the golden fleece of literature but it is not completely repulsive either. To me there are a few issues with the examples given.
One, as the previous reviewer said sometime in the book it mentions something but does not provide an example for it. I see reasoning in that because the book clearly states beginner, so it does not cover all concepts. You cannot use this book as a full reference nor are you supposed too. This book is more like a pocket dictionary. ... Read More
- didn't help my kid learn c++
- Very good book for beginners!
