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Absolute C++ (3rd Edition)

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I used this book in my equivalent 'Programming 101' course in college. It is an excellent introduction to object-oriented programming in general and C++ programming in particular.

I really like this book because of the excellent code examples and maybe even more for the bad code examples. I don't mean bad as in poor quality, I mean bad as in bad programming practices, or 'Don't program like this!'. These pitfalls to avoid (as they are called in the book) were especially useful to me as I was learning how to write code for the first time. The pitfall sections show several alternative ways to write the same code, or ways to try to code something showing which are best practices, which work but are bad practices, and which don't work at all.

Even though I took my 'Programming 101' class with this book a few years ago, I still keep it as it is an excellent C++ reference. If I've been writing in some other language like Python or Lisp, this book helps me remember all those pesky little syntax details that C++ that everyone hates so much.

Bottom Line: If you need a beginning C++ book, especially if you've never programmed before, or you want a general C++ reference, this is an excellent book for you.

This book worth every penny, Walter Savitch's books teach me Java and now teaching me C++ I get A on both college classes using his books

Information is not compact and spread out over several pages, there nos no summary that summarizes everything shortly on one page. Too much unimportant information in between. Does not seem to get to the point. Just a confusing book.

I bought this book for a class I am taking. I think it is a good textbook to learn to program in C++. I think it explains things a lot better than a book I had last year that taught Python.

We are very happy with the copy of the Absolute C++ book we ordered from Amazon. The book would have costed $115 new so we saved alot of money and we lost nothing. The book was in fine condition and came relatively quickly.

This product was exactly as described when I received it. It was in excellent condition and shipping was on time. Would recommend this seller.