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  • Series: C++ for Dummies
  • Paperback: 456 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies; 4 edition (July 15, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 076450746X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764507465
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (107 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,915,318 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsAbsolute First Stop for Beginning Programmers
By Model Citizen on July 20, 2000
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I've been looking for just the right introduction to programming for some time. I've spent more than a dozen hours combing through the shelves in my local Borders and B&N, skimming over 50 so-called "introductory" texts, looking for one that I could really learn from. By way of background, I am an advanced computer user/tinkerer, but I'm completely inexperienced in the field of programming -- never so much as typed a lick of code.
In reviewing other books, I didn't want to start with a book about C, because conventional wisdom says that it's a bad idea to start with C (a procedural language) if you plan to use it to jumpstart a study of C++ or java (hybrid OOP languages). I also didn't want to start with a book on QBasic, because it seems to me that the language is pretty much obsolete. For me, I wanted to learn OOP, and that meant a commitment to C++ and/or java (preferably both, as each has its strengths and weaknesses, and they are similar and popular enough to study together).
That said, I looked at somewhat advanced introductory books by Deitel, Savitch, and Horton, all of which are extremely well-reviewed here on Amazon. I also looked at several books from Microsoft Press, as I planned on learning by using components of the Visual Studio. Horton's Beginning C++ came close, but its massive size and more advanced approach left me looking for a different introductory text (I plan on returning to Horton's book though, to supplement what I learn from Mr. Davis' book).
Finally, this new edition of C++ for Dummies came out just in time.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsThis C++ developer came away impressed
By Stephen Foster VINE VOICE on December 19, 2003
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Background (why you might care what I think): I've programmed and taught programming for 20+ years, in time migrating to C++.
The title, of course, is an oxymoron: You are mistaken if you think you can master C++ without sooner or later being able to chew your way through the following:

"It has always been possible to overload a member function in one class with a member function in another class. With inheritance, however, you can overload a base class member function with a member function in a subclass as well."
However, by the time this book gets to where that quote is lifted from (roughly halfway through), Mr. Davis has done quite a credible job of preparing you for it. He sometimes falls down badly: his explanation of pointers completely neglects to mention the implicit referencing that is part of every normal assignment statement. The expression "variableX = variableY" (in all computer languages) actually means "the address pointed to by variableX is assigned the value pointed to by variableY", not "variableX is given the value of variableY". Most students would be much less confused by pointers if he had started his discussion by pointing out that all variables are actually pointers by nature.
Given the rather astonishing subtlety, complexity, and even beauty of full-bore C++, 400-odd pages are not going to make you into an overnight master (reading Stroustrup is the only way to do that) . The pace is extremely rapid, but the author succeeds fairly well in what he sets out to do, which is to explain the most complex computer language (by far) in clear and understandable terms.
If you have no programming background and no outside help, you will be quickly lost.Read more ›
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1.0 out of 5 starsRiddled with errors / typos and assumes prior knowledge
By R. Meerman on December 12, 2004
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I'm in my 3rd year Computer Science studies, and am coming from a Java background after fiddling with C/C++ on embedded systems and decided some structured learning was needed.

On the whole this book rambles quite a bit, but that's to be expected for something aimed at beginninger - however this means that most of the learning meat is learnt from examples; which is a very bad thing as there are a lot of inconsistencies between the example code and the passage describing it.

Specific examples of what I mean:

On page 46 the author says that theoretically 10.0 == (100 % 10), and says to revise the modulo operator if you're confused. I'm pretty certain that 100 / 10 does not have a remainder, and hence that 100 % 10 = 0, and not 10 as the book states.

On pages 52-53 the passage says the code takes two numbers from the keyboard and does something with them, while the code does in-fact instantiate the variables directly, and does not accept any input at all.

There are also plenty of typos, both in the general writing ("was is 0x6 | 0x3?") and the code (page 52 "0x2" is written as "0x[subscript 2]").

Some of what is said is just plain wrong, for instance there are 8 bits in a byte, not 4. (Page 49).

I also got the impression that prior knowledge is being assumed, there are terms and concepts used casually, such as the default word length on an average PC is 32bit, without making it clear what this means - ints and floats were described in terms of what values they could contain, not their binary lengths.Read more ›
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Published 10 months ago by Johana Anyengo
5.0 out of 5 stars... past the "Dummies" title and this is a really good beginning book...

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Published on January 8, 2015 by Christian D.
3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

filled with good info ..unfortunately i was too lazy/unmotivated to take the time to study it

Published on August 13, 2014 by Cory J. Peak
5.0 out of 5 starsEasy To Understand, Easy To Learn

"C++ For Dummies" is easy to understand and easy to study & learn! I am still reading the book, but it is very concise and definitive, a lot easier than my last let-down! Read more

Published on April 9, 2014 by Joseph D. Smith
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nice item, thanks

Published on January 18, 2014 by Aqeel S. Madhag
1.0 out of 5 starsTaught from the perspective of a programmer, not a teacher. I gave up...

The reason I purchased this book was because I am trying some programming courses for an eventual career change. Read more

Published on March 6, 2013 by cyborg73
4.0 out of 5 starsgood reference

Although most info can be found online about C++, this was a good buy to have as an on hand reference

Published on February 9, 2013 by Emily

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