Standard C++ with Object-Oriented Programming

This is a great book for a student who has completed a course in Data Structures. Warning... do not even attempt to open the book if you are not familiar with Data Structures. One might attempt to read this book without first learning the basics of C++. I must say that I am glad that I was familiar with C++. The book is complcated and does go very in-depth. But if you meet the prerequisites... it is excelent! I read it about a year ago and am now going through and reading it again. I must say, it is just as great the second time.

I bought this book trusting in the previous reviews and the table of contents. I must say, that I'm very pleased with what I got. Wang starts of with 2 primers (the first 2 chapters: the first on C++, the second on OO), which will get you started and going, and then continues with going moore deeply into the world of C++. OO techniques are discussed more deeply in later parts of the book, but most examples along the book are in a natural way based on classes.I have examined many books about C++, and this is my personal favourite from now on. The good thing about this book is, that it is only about 550 pages (I hate those 1000 page manuals you know you will never be able to finnish), but covers all the modern koncepts like namespaces, exceptions, and of course OO, in a clear way.I would have prefered this book hard-cover, and with few more pictures and diagramms (and perhaps the OO diagrams could have used a notation that would be more similiar to UML). Also the part on STL is a bit thin, but the most used libaries, like the vector are discussed. But compared to dozens of other books out there, I am very happy to own this one.

Among the myriad of superficial C++ books available on the market today it is exciting to see a book that offers comprehensive and in-depth coverage of C++ as an object-oriented language. As a C++ developer I have come across various C++ books. The majority of them either teach C++ as a "better C" barely touching upon the concept of a class, or introduce object-oriented features of the language without giving realistic examples or explaining how, and more importantly, why a particular construct should be used. In contrast, Wang's "Standard C++ with OOP" gives a strong emphasis on using object-oriented approach to problem solving and introduces in a clear and concise manner the C++ features available to support this approach. The book is full of realistic examples reinforcing the understanding of inheritance, polymorphism, operator overloading, templates and so on. The exercises at the end of each chapter further reinforce the understanding of the material.The value of this book is further increased by the fact that it is one of the few available books that cover the C++ standard. Features such as namespaces, the string class, RTTI and the STL are covered in detail. The book also presents an excellent reference. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning beyond the basic C++ constructs and is serious about understanding C++ as a powerful object-oriented language. I consider this book to be one of the very few that are worth keeping.

The book is written by a well-established author and this is the 2nd edition of the already well-received C++ book (ranked best by ACM Computing Reviews).The new edition covers very well features of Standard C++ and the presentation integrates OOP with C++ in a way that both are made clearer and easier.Excellent examples help the material a lot and the examples are available from the publisher's Website. The book also is comprehensive and in-depth. A chapter on C++ application for the Web and a chapter on Object-oriented design make the book well roundedI like the index, it is extensive. I am sure I'll be using this book as a reference for a long time.