Diane Zak's market-leading C++ text has been revised and updated for use with Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003. The interactive chapters lay the basic foundation of important programming principles. Each chapter is divided into a Concept lesson and a subsequent Application lesson. Upon completion of the book, students will know how to create and manipulate sequential access files, structs, classes, and arrays to take the next step in their programming curriculum.
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Diane Zak is a best-selling CT programming author of VB6, Intro to Programming with C++, and a forthcoming book on Visual Basic for Applications. She is also a professor of CIS at College of DuPage.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for beginners -- Doesn't go far,
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This review is from: An Introduction to Programming with C++, Second Edition (Paperback)
Wonderful for absolute beginners to programming. The first 3 chapters teach nothing but logic. What this book covers, it covers excellently for those with no experience with the language. She leaves no item un-explained, and she assumes extremely little (which obviously offends pretentious types).The problem? The book covers (probably) the least of any decent beginner's C++ book. Doesn't get into pointers, etc. it mentions them very sparsely, but it doesn't "cover" them. It also doesn't give much real world information, such as the variable++ convention (she uses variable = variable + 1).
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Introduction to an introduction,
By Sutratma "LVX" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: An Introduction to Programming With C++ (Paperback)
I would recomend this book to someone who wants to learn C++ but has absolutely no programming experience and little-to-no experience with computers in general. If you are looking for a challenge, I would suggest Deitel and Deitel's C++ How to Program. If your intelligence is easily insulted DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. It is written on a 6th grade level, but it DOES get the job done.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Introduction Book,
By Judith E. Pavluvcik (Dreaming of the beach in Hawaii, but living in the reality of the desert in Arizona!!) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: An Introduction to Programming with C++, Second Edition (Paperback)
I just finished an introduction C++ programming course, where this book was the required text and I found the book to be great! As a "newbie" to the programming venue, Zak's book clearly spelled everything out, with clear and concise examples. There were also plenty of exercises to complete to help the student gain the confidence and understanding of this language!Even though I felt that I was learning a "foreign language", I felt like I really came away with a thorough understanding of an foundational aspects of C++. Some students, I am sure, will find the book too "simplistic" or maybe even beneath them, but as a "newbie" I found the book perfect for what I was trying to accomplish. This is actually a book where once could sit down and teach oneself the fundamentals of C++ and one will feel confident as one completes the programming exercises. I thought the book was excellent and I came away from the course with a great foundation of intro C++. I thoroughly recommend this book!
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