A First Book of C++: From Here to There [Paperback]

Gary J. Bronson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0314042369 | ISBN-13: 978-0314042361 | Publication Date: November 1994 | Edition: Bk&Disk

This text teaches object-oriented programming in C++ by beginning with procedural (standard) programming using C and gradually introducing object-oriented ideas and the language syntax that allows the programmer to use them. The text features many carefully developed program examples, exercises after each section, and common programming error sections. A source code disc is packaged with each book and is keyed to all example programs in the text.

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About the Author

Gary J. Bronson is a Professor of Information Systems at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU), where he was voted Teacher of the Year. He has worked at Lockheed Electronics, Bell Laboratories, and a number of Wall Street financial firms. He has also authored several successful programming textbooks on C, C++, and Java. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 580 pages
• Publisher: West Group; Bk&Disk edition (November 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0314042369
• ISBN-13: 978-0314042361
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,018,355 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely top notch introduction to C++, November 7, 1999

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This review is from: A First Book of C++: From Here to There (Paperback)

In trying to make the transition from procedural languages learned years ago to C++, I kept finding myself stumped by books with indecihperable prose and leaps of logic. While authors like Stroustrup, Ellman, etc obviously know their stuff, they don't know how to explain it to the average person. This book is the best textbook that I have *ever* owned, bar none. It is crystal clear and logical from beginning to end, and assumes no prior kowledge. I highly recommend it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for beginners, October 10, 2001

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C. Mellon "ctm50" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A First Book of C++: From Here to There, Second Edition: From Here to There, 2nd (Paperback)

C++ is the most difficult programming language to learn, yet Bronson does an excellent job in introducing topics painlessly. This book progresses in a very smooth fashion from topic to topic, and if the reader works all exercises at the end of each section, the concepts will be firmly grasped. Be careful, though, because this book does have quite a few typos, but they are easy to spot since the understanding of the material makes them obvious. The only drawback can be that not all the exercises have answers in the back of the book. Other than that, I would highly recommend this book to someone that wants to understand C++ and get a general knowledge of it, bearing in mind that this book will not make you an expert.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very thankful for this reference, January 29, 2005

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Scott Baret (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A First Book of C++: From Here to There, Second Edition: From Here to There, 2nd (Paperback)

After struggling with another C++ text I was lucky enough to come across this one. It's very easy to understand provided you didn't fail middle school English and have a decent knowledge of math. Unlike the other book (which I have a review of on here), this one explains everything very nicely and can be used to supplement another textbook to improve understanding of the C++.