Programming in C++ [Paperback]

Nell B. Dale (Author), Chip Weems (Author), Mark R. Headington (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0763705373 | ISBN-13: 978-0763705374 | Publication Date: January 14, 1998 | Edition: 1

An abbreviated version of Programming And Problem Solving In C++ by the same authors. This title is almost half the page length of its parent book because two-thirds of the "case studies" (renamed "programming examples) and all of the historical boxes have been deleted. It offers a simple, clear, concise, no frills introduction to programming in C++. At the same time, it retains the legendary clarity, logical organization, and readability of the Dale series of texts. All of the essential content of the first book has been retained!

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About the Author

Nell Dale, Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin Chip Weems, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Mark R. Headington, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Pub; 1 edition (January 14, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763705373
• ISBN-13: 978-0763705374
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,106,940 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for Novices, July 1, 1999

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[e-mail] (Ann Arbor, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Programming in C++ (Paperback)

This book has a very strong emphasis on good programming practices. It spends a lot of time on problem solving and coding style. It moves very slowly, and only introduces classes at the very end. It does not go in depth, but for a person with no programming background, it is ideal. The authors, especially Nell Dale, have been teaching programming for well over twenty years at the University of Texas at Austin, and her experience shows. The only reason I doin't give it five stars is because I feel it sould have covered some more advanced topics. Also, this was written before the ANSI/ISO C++ Standard.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Programming in C++, January 12, 2002

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MARY WALKER (BARTO, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Programming in C++ 2e (Paperback)

Needed this book for my college class. As college books go this one was pretty good to understand. I did need a companion book when it started to get really heavy duty, but only because my instructor failed to fill in the gaps. I do think that for the price though the publishers could have included a CD-ROM with info and links for the student, this might have eliminated me having to buy a companion book. Over all as a beginner this book helped me grasp the fundamentals of C++. I have since gone on to use the book in other classes as a refresher.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for beginner programmers, November 6, 2000

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"dtrotzjr" (Walnut Creek, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Programming in C++ (Paperback)

This book is great for beginners who have never done any programming before. It goes into the basics of programming and focuses on good programming practices. I used it for my Computer Science class introduction to programming. This is not a book to learn C++ so much as it is to learn good programming practices based upon the C++ language. Everything you learn here can be applied to any other language. There are many better books for the C++ language, especially if you are interested in learning Object Oriented Programming.