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Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 10 Minutes

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2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

It is 5 stars for what it is. It is not exhaustive, but that is not what it is trying to be. It is a wonderful little book. I programmed in C for about 5 years. I tried learning C++ in a class in college, unfortunately I had a horrible professor and I only got more confused. I tried relearning C++ a few times, but to no avail. Finally, I got this book and everything fell into place. One concept at a time and I picked up everything easily. It explains everything well, and the book provides good examples. For the novice, but highly recommended.

I agree with all of the reviewers except the reader who didn't even read it. Write a review without reading a book? Well, I read it and loved it. This should not be the only c++ book you have; however, you should have it. It covers a large amount of topics in its 246 pages (counting the index). It could fit into your coat pocket and probably should be carried with you. If you are a c++ beginner that needs to have examples and short clear explanations of all of the basics and object-oriented c++ then this is the one. If you're looking for a c++ refresher course then this is the one. I loved it and have it next to me now. I didn't time myself, but I'm sure it took more than 10 minutes :) Please note that the author doesn't claim to be able to teach the language in 10 minutes, just 10 minutes a topic. The SAMS Teach Yourself in 10 minutes series is just that, a series, the author wrote a book for this series. The series is not intended to cover an entire language or application in 10 minutes. The books are short concise to the point books with "just meat". There are no long chapters and nothing that doesn't deal with the subject of the book. An example is: What is looping? How do we use it? Here is the framework of a looping construct, and then a code example. The entire book is set up in that manner. It is also arranged in a very well thought-out way, simple to advanced. You never learn a topic without acquiring the foundation for it first, so you're never lost. If you're a beginner don't skip around in this book. It's a very fast read anyway.

5 stars because the book does what it claims. I had some background in C and was a novice in C++. I used this book to help organizing my C++ skill. I finished reading this book in one day. The second day I build up my very first template. Since then, I had been able to answer interviewers' questions like a pro and passed their C++ tests. My story is not amazing, but this book is. I only followed the chapters and really paid attentions in every detail.

Later on when I started working and reading more advanced C++ books, I still go back to this packet book for its concise yet powerful explanations. I have also realized that while other books will spend pages to explain a single technique, this book uses one paragraph to do not just that, but also necessary cautions.

However, I do think this book may be more helpful to those who has C/C++ background.

This is a good book to test the waters of C++ and see if you want to continue, or if you need to learn the basics extremely quickly. Don't listen to that...who slammed the book without even reading it. He seemed to think that the book claimed to teach the entire language in ten minutes total. Geez. Each lesson is billed as being 10 minutes long, and there are 28 lessons. The later lessons took me quite a bit longer than 10 minutes, though. This is not a definitive C++ book, but it's a handy start, it's cheap, and it's small to carry around.

C++ in 10 minutes is a wonderfully simple and clear book. It answers many common C++ questions with useful analogies. It's surprising what can be covered in a 10 minute session.

I just turned 15 recently and I've been learning to program in C++ for only about 5 months. I bought Sam's Teach Yourself C++ in 21 days. While 21 Days was a good book for me, it didn't provide me the challenge of fast paced learning that I was looking for. I went out to the bookstore and found a book that was perfect for what I was looking for. Sam's Teach Yourself C++ in 10 minutes of course. At first I was worried that it would make up for the time with little content, but was relieved to find that it did not. In fact, when I went back in 10 minutes and reviewed what I learned in 21 days, I found several things that I missed and somethings that when put in a format I needed, were made very obvious. Thankfully for me, since I am so young, it was right in my price range. This is the only product I know of that comes for a lower price without lowering standards. The format of the book is clean and simple. Starting from "Hello World," to loops, to Polymorphism, References, Objects, and Classes. The book itself will never become unneccesary for me. Whether I become rusty or just have trouble with one aspect of programming. Without it I wouldn't be able to say I am as good as I am today. I'll be sure to make room for Jesse Liberty in the special thanks for all my programs.

I found this to be a great book. It clearly and quickly covers all of the important aspects of the C++ language. You can actually read through this book and learn the language. I am a professional programmer and suggest that all new programmers I work with learn from this book. All of the core language syntax and constructs are covered in a small number of pages so there is a higher probability that a new programmer will actually read about all the language has to offer. This book is essentially a basic guide to the syntax of the language. It does not cover any of the standard libraries (I think that material would make the book less clear) so you should consider buying "The C++ Standard Library" by Josuttis as a reference to complement this book.

This book does not profess to teach the C++ language in 10 minutes, as some have tried to claim. The 10 minutes comes from the size of lessons...short, concise, and accurate.

This book is perfect for those who are curious if C++ is for them before they buy a 900 page tutorial, those who (like me) need to brush up on C++, and those (also like me) who wanted a little pocket manual to refer to when that one function seems to slip from your memory.

All in all, its a good little book for the beginner, but I would recommend Liberty's "C++ in 21 days" to really learn the language. I would keep this one on hand to look up stuff on the fly.

Don't listen to the angry reviewers who not only were foolish enough to believe the publisher intended for you to get through a 200+ page book on programming in 10 minutes, but were also so impatient as to skip the introduction where the author explains that you will learn how to program in separate 10-minute lessons.

This is an outstanding book for those of us who approach a programming language and are falling asleep with a 1000 page book that insists you read 50 pages on every minute detail of a simple topic. I found it extremely helpful to read through such a concise explanation before referring to the larger texts for more details when I need them.

This is an excellent book, especially if you don't wish to wade through one of the 400+ page books to learn C++. The author used Microsoft's Visual C++ 6.0 for his examples, but I was able to do all of the examples on a UNIX System. I've programmed C for several years and took a C++ class about 8 years ago -- I found this book excellent for getting back up to speed. Unlike some books, the chapters are all 'self-contained' -- the examples are all short and easy to duplicate, and you don't have to have the examples in one chapter working to be able to do the examples in another chapter. The reviewer "AfterDeath" who gave up after the chapters on Classes and said that it was odd that "...every example starts with #include..." obviously is new to C and C++. I'd be surprised to find a working piece of C/C++ code that did not being with #include. This book may be a little intense for someone with no knowledge of C or who is new to programming since it discusses some slightly complex concepts such as pointers, abstract data types, inheritance, and polymoprhism, etc., but I think the author does an excellent job of explaining these concepts --in short well-written chapters which are easy to digest.