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C++ Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design

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This book presents C++ programming in a fairly rigorous fashion. Many of the examples are somewhat long, however, this is what happens when you need to move beyond simple stuff like finding the maximum number in an array, counting a series of numbers with a loop, printing a triangle of asterisks, and so on. Such problems are examined in this book but the author doesn't stop there. This is one of the few books that actually demonstrates the kind of programming skills that the "real world" demands.

I am very pleased with this book so far. It is easy to read and understand the concepts as they are presented. The layout of the book and color text matching what an actual program would look like are very helpful. My only negative would be that I found several minor errors in the text that don't detract from its educational value.

This book have been nothing but confusion in my C++ classes. I've spoken to students in two C++ classes. Everyone has hated this book, so this is not just my opinion. The examples are way to long. For some of his examples he uses palindrome numbers, Fibonacii numbers. The author may be very smart, but this is not the place to show off. Get another book that breaks things down to simple examples. If you're in a class, get Tony Gaddis, "Starting out with C++" much clearer,he writes so the student can understand and learn. This book will only confuse the beginner.

I have just completed my order with Amazon.com for a copy of this book, so I don't have the book yet. Why the decision to purchase ? Well, I read the reviews here and decided to download the source codes from the author's website and see what the fuzzes are all about. I opened up my Ultra Studio and start going over the codes. Holly smoke, these stuffs can saved you hours of programming, the author's got items on stacks, queues, linked list, etc. I read some sample writing from the website, and the writings do seem more accadamical than an easy read on a Sunday afternoon. For me, this is fine, as I am used to this type of writings.

Overall, seem like a safe purchase.