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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133
EAN: 9780201721485
ISBN: 0201721481
Label: Addison-Wesley Professional
Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley Professional
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 912
Publication Date: February 24, 2005
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Sales Rank: 112356
Studio: Addison-Wesley Professional
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Rating:  - 4th edition more pedagogic than the 3rd edition
First, I own the 2nd, 3rd and 4th editions of this book. I originally learned C++ from the 2nd edition in the early 90's (it's out of date). Later I bought the 3rd edition when the C++ standards were updated. Now, after a few years away from C++, I find that I have to catch up with the latest and greatest C++ idioms, methods, convential wisdoms, whatever.
I started reading the 3rd edition and after 300 pages it became very obvious the 3rd edition was very encyclopaedic in its coverage ... Read More
Rating: - Balanced and comprehensive, excellent general reference
A great improvement over previous editions - presents a very good balance of introductory and advanced topics. It served my purpose extremely well as a refresher to C++ after several years. Certainly, Stroustrup offers better coverage of more complex topics - however, as a general purpose textbook, this is good. Indispensable to me, more so than the second edition that I was still using. If you are a beginner or an exprerienced C++ programmer looking for a refresher, this is a good book. If you ... Read More
Rating: - The book is great, BUT
yeah, may be it's primer, but it's definitely not the book to start learning about programming on the whole and about C++ in particular, because as I can see authors sometimes make assumptions they shouldn't have made (all of them are in the first part of the book). And for such a misleading title I should've given it 4 stars , but I can't.
Pick up "C++ Primer Plus" by Stephen Prata as first programming book, as one of reviewers has already mentioned. I should say, that if I read this book instead ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent book
Since I'm the 58th person to a write a five-star review for this book, this comment seems fatuous; whatever.
This book is simply fantastic. Although I had prior programming experience before learning from this book, I strongly believe that anyone can learn C++ even if you've never programed before. It gives clear explanations and uses excellent examples.
The book begins with a simple introduction to programming, and the first seven chapters go over the basic constructs of programming, ... Read More
Rating: - 4th edition is very very good
C++ Primer (4th Edition)
I agree with Paul M. Dubuc and just for your all information I am a mechanical engineer and have just come to a need of good c++ programming at work. I have looked at few other beginner books out there but this one is better than all. It's really sad that most of the review pertain to 3rd edition which really sucked and even the LOOK INSIDE shows you the older edition. AMAZON please do something????
Anyways the book is great, very organized and structured. Has ... Read More
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