C++ How to Program (7th Edition) [Paperback]

Paul Deitel (Author), Harvey M. Deitel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 16, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0136117260 | ISBN-13: 978-0136117261 | Edition: 7

For Introduction to Programming (CS1) and other more intermediate courses covering programming in C++. Also appropriate as a supplement for upper-level courses where the instructor uses a book as a reference for the C++ language.

 

This best-selling comprehensive text is aimed at readers with little or no programming experience. It teaches programming by presenting the concepts in the context of full working programs and takes an early-objects approach. The authors emphasize achieving program clarity through structured and object-oriented programming, software reuse and component-oriented software construction. The Seventh Edition encourages students to connect computers to the community, using the Internet to solve problems and make a difference in our world. All content has been carefully fine-tuned in response to a team of distinguished academic and industry reviewers.

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About the Author

Paul J. Deitel, CEO and Chief Technical Officer of Deitel & Associates, Inc., is a graduate of MIT’s Sloan School of Management, where he studied Information Technology. He holds the Java Certified Programmer and Java Certified Developer certifications, and has been designated by Sun Microsystems as a Java Champion. Through Deitel & Associates, Inc., he has delivered Java, C, C++, C# and Visual Basic courses to industry clients, including IBM, Sun Microsystems, Dell, Lucent Technologies, Fidelity, NASA at the Kennedy Space Center, the National Severe Storm Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, Rogue Wave Software, Boeing, Stratus, Cambridge Technology Partners, Open Environment Corporation, One Wave, Hyperion Software, Adra Systems, Entergy, CableData Systems, Nortel Networks, Puma, iRobot, Invensys and many more. He has also lectured on Java and C++ for the Boston Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery. He and his father, Dr. Harvey M. Deitel, are the world’s best-selling programming language textbook authors.

Dr. Harvey M. Deitel, Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer of Deitel & Associates, Inc., has 45 years of academic and industry experience in the computer field. Dr. Deitel earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from the MIT and a Ph.D. from Boston University. He has 20 years of college teaching experience, including earning tenure and serving as the Chairman of the Computer Science Department at Boston College before founding Deitel & Associates, Inc., with his son, Paul J. Deitel. He and Paul are the co-authors of several dozen books and multimedia packages and they are writing many more. With translations published in Japanese, German, Russian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, French, Polish, Italian, Portuguese, Greek, Urdu and Turkish, the Deitels’ texts have earned international recognition. Dr. Deitel has delivered hundreds of professional seminars to major corporations, academic institutions, government organizations and the military.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1104 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 7 edition (August 16, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0136117260
• ISBN-13: 978-0136117261
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.9 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,257 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #78 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > C

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive guide . Not the cheapest book out there but well worth it, December 19, 2009

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This review is from: C++ How to Program (7th Edition) (Paperback)

Unlike many C++ books, this seems to cover pretty much everything - from getting started through to the meat of C++ and also covering the Standard Template Library (STL). It is written in a somewhat didactic style with plenty of full examples, end of section summaries and tests (Q&A) to ensure the principles have hit home. Unlike many other C++ texts, it is clearly aimed at teaching from scratch, rather than 'starting from C'.

The format is great - color is used for section and for syntax highlighting which aids reading and comprehension.

There are a number of 'tips' scattered throughout the text highlighting frequent misunderstandings and programming pitfalls. The title is justified; the book teaches the fundamentals of C++ AND also how to program - hopefully how to write a good, well structured, easily maintainable C++ program.

The appendices are available in pdf only - a shame the entire book isn't also available that way also. I suspect the appendices were not included in the printed book to (understandably) save paper.

The one niggle with this is that it's a sizable tome already and in order to keep it below 'telephone book' size, it is printed on very thin paper (thinner than that in my bible). The thin paper causes the reverse side to be visible and also means that care is required not to tear the pages.

In all, this is an excellent book for both learning and reference. Highly recommended.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive book on C++, July 2, 2010

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This review is from: C++ How to Program (7th Edition) (Paperback)

I am a Computer Science Student. I have used many C++ programming books for my classes and for learning purpose. Although there are many books that will give you good introduction on most topics but will not have all details. These details might not be essential when you are taking a programming class. However if you are going to interview at Big Companies and your resume says you know C++, be prepared to get questions on topics that you might have not heard of. This is where this book comes in . Every topic is covered in detail including exceptions and STL. Reading the book is interesting as well. Its a great books for beginners and intermediate programmers who wants to know about the details of any topic in C++.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful; tons of resources included!, July 5, 2011

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I purchased this book for a programming class that I was taking. We relied pretty heavily on the book throughout the class...especially for assignments. The assignments were always interesting and were very "real world" assignments. I felt like everything that I programmed could be used in day-to-day life.

The author provides plenty of example code and the book even comes with a copy of Visual Basics.

Whether you are just a beginner or you just want to touch up a foundation that you've already built, this book is great!