Practical C++ Programming

It's very difficult to write a good and clear computerbook, that's proven over and over again when I order books about the various subjects. Enter O'reilly and enter this book. It's follows a clear, logical path. Since programming is all about doing it and experiencing it on your own the many exercises (without them being worked out at the back) help tremendously. The author knows his subject and can translate this very well into easy to read, and lively chapters that are not boring in the least. For everyone that wants to learn C++. Also a note that the buildup of the book is such, that the very beginner can start with this, but also experiences C-programmers of C++ programmers can find this excellent (directions are given at which chapter to start for them). Excellent and truly deserves 5 stars.

While alot of people say that this book isn't very good, it was one of the few C++ books that helped me alot. I had already had a formal introduction to C++ and I was able to write a few fairly unimpressive programs, but this book finally helped me understand many of the concepts I had been searching for in a book, mainly bitwise operators and templates. That's why I have to give it 5 stars.

This book made me tingle all over. This is not a product for beginner programmers but a good solid introduction to C++ for someone (like me) who is switching languages. I started out as a pure ASP programmer and I found this book entirely comprehensible and extremely informative.

For my sins, I have to hack away in VB/VBA most of the day. My forays into C were limited to my undergrad days a full decade ago. For a long while, I had struggled with spare-time C++ learning from those 1000+ page monster "Teach yourself in 21 days, dummy..." tomes*, only to run out of patience a few chapters (= 100s pages) in. But living up to their reputation, O'Reilly have come thru with a not-for-dummies, concise, clear text. This book not only moved my C++ up the curve, it taught me a lot of things about where my VB was going wrong. The style chapters alone make for essential reading. I have recommended this to all my fellow corporate slave hackers, and although it may be a bit fast paced for an absolute beginner, I would think that most people would be able to follow and benefit from it given a bit of dedication. And lastly, it doesn't assume that you are enslaved to M$oft's VC++, unlike a good 75% of the market. (*nowadays, if it doesn't say O'Reilly on the spine, I usually put it back on the shelf.)

This book is an excellent book for those wishing to learn C++. It is very well written, with good examples.This is a great book for those wishing to learn C++ without any prior programming experience, and those with some experience in another language. I would even suggest this as a text for a first semester college level, "Introduction to C++," course. It even covers enough to be used for the first part of a second semester course, with coverage of overloading of operators for classes, templates, and modular programming (projects, and makefiles).This book is short enough too that you can actually start learning quickly. Those "Learn C++ in 21 Days" books must expect people to be able to read those books all day long for 21 days, and maintain no employment, or else forget about any kind of social or family life afterwork.It is not a book for those that already know C++, as it says on the back cover. So keep that in mind as you read the other reviews here that rate it low -- perhaps they should have read the back cover before buying it.