Sam's Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Jesse Liberty (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0672315165 | ISBN-13: 978-0672315169 | Publication Date: February 19, 1999 | Edition: 2nd

Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours, 2nd Edition is a hands-on guide to the C++ programming language. Readers are provided with numerous examples of syntax and detailed analysis of code, an excellent guide for beginning programmers. In just 24 hours, readers will learn about such fundamentals as managing I/O, loops and arrays, object-oriented programming, templates, and creating C++ applications- all in well-structured and easy-to-follow lessons. Lessons provide sample listings, complete with sample output and an analysis of the code, to illustrate the topics of the day. Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours, 2nd Edition has been updated to the new ANSI/ISO C++ Standard and includes coverage of namespaces, the Standard Template Library and distributed computing. This edition is non-compiler specific and has received a double technical edit to ensure code integrity.

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From the Back Cover

Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours, 2nd Edition is a hands-on guide to the C++ programming language. Readers are provided with numerous examples of syntax and detailed analysis of code, an excellent guide for beginning programmers. In just 24 hours, readers will learn about such fundamentals as managing I/O, loops and arrays, object-oriented programming, templates, and creating C++ applications- all in well-structured and easy-to-follow lessons. Lessons provide sample listings, complete with sample output and an analysis of the code, to illustrate the topics of the day. Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours, 2nd Edition has been updated to the new ANSI/ISO C++ Standard and includes coverage of namespaces, the Standard Template Library and distributed computing. This edition is non-compiler specific and has received a double technical edit to ensure code integrity.

About the Author

Jesse Liberty, President of Liberty Associates, Inc. is the author of Sams Teach Yourself C++ Programming in 21 Days,(1st and 2nd editions) and the original Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours. Jesse authors a monthly column in C++ Report, one of the most widely distributed C++ programmer reference periodicals. Jesse was a software architect for Xerox, a distinguished software engineer for AT&T and Vice President of Citibank's Development Division. Jesse Liberty has published several books on the topic of C++ and object-oriented design.

Product Details

• Paperback: 504 pages
• Publisher: Sams Publishing; 2nd edition (February 19, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672315165
• ISBN-13: 978-0672315169
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,122,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Be careful of other reviewers, Chapters 6 and 7 ARE GOOD!!, September 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sam's Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I have read several "teach yourself" books from various companies and have found this to be up there as one of the best. In fact, I felt that it was well above and beyond every other book I have read in the "24 hour" quickstart category.

If a programer is going to be programing in an object oriented language THEY NEED (not should but need) to understand the concepts seperate to any one language. It is not the purpose of this book, nor should it be, to explain OO programming. If this book was to contain "the greater picture within the overall framework of object-oriented programming" it would have to be double the size and would be a "teach youreself in a couple of weeks" book.

PLEASE REMEMBER - this book is ONLY a quickstart guide, not a comprehensive language or object-oriented programming reference manual!!

Anyone with any OO knowledge will find this book to be the clearest and fastest way of learing the basics of the C++ language. Jessy Liberty has shown that he can explain concepts clearly and concisely. This book was a very good begining for me and has allowed me to go on to further reading and programming of Visual C++ and C Builder with confidence.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not All Bad, But Miles From Good, March 26, 2004

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This review is from: Sam's Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

On the bright side, most of what is said in this book does make sense to the amateur computer programmer. I can't offer the view point of someone who is an absolute programming novice, but if I had to take a guess, I'd say this book is definately not for that person. This book expects you to have a least a basic understanding of some fundamental principles of programming, and by extension a few pieces of programming lingo as well, but not very much.

The book doesn't suffer from the "unknown jargon" syndrome so much as it does from the "very-scantly-explained-small-topic" sydrome. By that I mean, there are subject matter scattered throughout the book that isn't necessarily important to know at the moment, but they are so vaguely explained that they distract and confuse the reader, leaving one to ask "what does he mean?" and totally missing point in the meanwhile.

The most frustrating aspect of the book is the code. I've re-written most of the code in the book, and only one hasn't compiled (and even that was sort of an obvious typo). However, that's a long way from saying the quality of the examples given are high.

The most striking thing about the code is that it lacks a lot of in-code comments. Comments would have made the examples more meaningful as the reader was doing them. In an attempt to make up for this, a "line-by-line" analysis of the code is offered after each sample listing, but that only spawns more problems. First, the analysis sometimes says it is refering to line numbers which, clearly, it is not. Sometimes the lines numbers it refers to are blank! Secondly, the analysis skips lines or gives very vague explanations as to what is going on, often leaving the reader wondering what went on in those line he or she didn't understand!

Lastly, the book offers rather weak reviews and summarizations of the chapters. It asks questions that are not very important to your understanding of C++, and it doesn't offer any material for self-examination of topics. For instance, an assignment at the end of every chapter could have put the knowledge gained to the test.

If you'd ask me if you can learn C++ from this book alone, I'd say 'sure' but it will confuse you every now and then with little explanation. Also, there is nothing that seperates it from 500 other C++ books that makes this one worth buying over the rest of the herd.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource for the novice programmer., October 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sam's Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I am currently working my way through your wonderfully informative book, "Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours". I've found it to be a well written, sometimes light-hearted approach, to learning what can sometimes be an overwhelming topic. I am a novice at programming, and as such, I am seeking to learn as much as possible in the near future. You book has certainly given me a head start. Again, I sincerely appreciate your clean, concise, writing style, and hope that you continue to publish your excellent series of instructional books.