A Guide to Programming in C++

Let me first say that this 5 I am giving is not for its usefulness now but its usefulness with Visual C++ 6.0. I bought this book to continue learning from this book. The exercises are unbelievably awesome and thought provoking, however I found myself after chapter 7 needing to switch to a much more "modern" book. But for the first 6 chapters, this book provided me with perfect knowledge of C++. (That I was also able to successfully convert to today's C++) If only this company made the modern day C++ version of this book, then this book would be flawless in learning about C++.

I first used this book in my high school programming class, when I had almost no knowledge whatsoever of C++. Thanks to this book, I'm now focusing on programming as a career, and able to move on to far more advanced books on the topic. This book doesn't cover everything, but what it does cover it covers in depth and adds challenging exercises to ensure comprehension. It won't teach you all you might want to know, but if you're just getting started, I highly recommend it.

Let's make one thing clear: this book is hard. It's not a short book either, it will take quite a bit of time to finish, but it's well worth it!! I had this book for a high school computer course, and while I only got half-way through it, I learned so much in those first few chapters than I ever did in any other book. If you're looking to really learn C++, and do the best you can do, then I would recommend this book 100%!!

This is a very-written and thought-out introductory textbook to programming using C++. Unlike many computers sold in bookstores in the malls and elsewhere this is a TEXTBOOK. As an old timer accustomed to programming using Fortran and PL/I, this is first book I found that I can use on my own. I strongly recommend it for anyone who desires to to learn C++. Once this accomplished, then it is fairly easy to use other more advanced and reference books. I wish the authors will write a similar text but using Java instead of c++.

I have been tutoring C++ to a student from January to Febuary using this book as a guide. My school too uses this book. This book is not intented to teach advanced topics in C++. Its focus on GUI, linked lists , pointers and trees are limited. This book may be good start for people who already know a programming language like BASIC. For pure beginners of programming, a tutor or a teacher is a must.