good c++ learning resource
asmith at 14inverleith.freeserve.co.uk
asmith at 14inverleith.freeserve.co.uk
Sun Feb 24 06:05:13 EST 2002
Hi Ian,
I would also recommend that you also get a book on STL ( I have used "The
STL Primer"). Scott Meyers books on C++ and STL are also very good reading.
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Andrew
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Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Ian McCulloch wrote:
On Fri, 22 Feb 2002 Ben.Westgarth at facs.gov.au wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
> I would like to get a good book on learning c++ (obviously geared towards
> programming on a *nix platform). Does anyone have any recommendations? I have
> experience in java and the usual range of web languages, but I would like to
> extend my skills.
> Cheers, Ben Westgarth
>
Stroustrup's book is great and I use it all the time, but its not so great
for learning C++ from scratch. So buy it, but get something else as well.
Steer clear of any books older than a couple of years though, C++ changed
A LOT in the time leading up to standardization, and the notion of what
constitutes 'good design' in C++ has changed with it.
I havn't read either of these books but I have neard nothing but excellent
reports about:
Accelerated C++
Practical Programming by Example
by Andrew Koenig and Barbara E. Moo
Addison-Wesley, 2000
ISBN 0-201-70353-X
http://www.acceleratedcpp.com/
and
Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied
Addison-Wesley, 2001
Andrei Alexandrescu
ISBN: 0-201-70431-5
http://cseng.aw.com/book/0,3828,0201704315,00.html
The second book in particular I am looking forward to getting hold of.
hth
Ian McCulloch
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