This is a very well written book. I'm an experienced programmer (C# and I have had experience with C++ a few years back, but nothing too serious), so it's hard for me to judge this from a beginner's perspective; however, my experience gives me a bit of an insight into what a book should include and how the material should be structured. I know what I want to get out of a book and so it makes it easy for me to judge whether that requirement has been fulfilled. I must say that this book has managed well in every aspect. It does a good job of explaining things well enough, without making it all too dry and boring. Many books do a poor job of focusing too much on some topics to the point where it's unbearable to read them, while failing to cover certain topics in any reasonable detail. I haven't had any issues with this one. It's a pretty thick book (~900 pages of actual material) and it does a good job of putting it all together. It feels like it was written by real working human beings, rather than some academic poindexter with no real-life experience. There's no pointless humor and at the same time there is absolutely no attempt at sounding superior in any of explanations in attempt to impress the reader. This book is a very easy read. I am incredibly picky on books and it's not easy to please me -- I haven't found any faults worth of mentioning with this book. I don't think a beginner will have too much difficulty with this book and I definitely think that experienced programmers wanting to brush up on their C++ will get a lot out of this. This thing will stay in my library (it's a shame there's no hardcover version, I enjoy those).
As a tip to any beginners, read through the book lightly for the first time. What I mean is that don't attempt to understand everything right away and don't focus too much on the details. Make a note of the areas you had difficulty understanding, do a slight research to see if you can grasp it right away, but don't focus on that too much. You'll be surprised how much of the earlier information will become clear and a second nature to you as you progress further. Once you're done with your first read-through, go back and see if you still don't understand any of the areas you've marked down. I'm sure that you'll be able to eliminate many of them. At this point, focus heavily on the areas you still have difficulty with. Of course, results will vary and not everyone learns the same way, but this has worked out very well for me. That's how I study for everything. I read through any material very lightly the firs time around, to get the general feeling and find the areas I'll be focusing on, and then go back to focus on those details. This strategy helped me maintain 4.0 in Computer Science, so the results are real (but once again, it may vary by person).
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New edition of Bjarne's Stroustrup's "A Tour of C++" now available
This third edition covers many features that are new in C++20 as implemented by major C++ suppliers, including modules, concepts, coroutines, and ranges. It even introduces some library components in current use that are not scheduled for inclusion in the standard until C++23.
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| C++20 for Programmers | Discovering Modern C++ | Beautiful C++ | Core C++ Guidelines Explained | Embracing Modern C++ Safely | Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day | |
| Who is this for | Programmers experienced with another language that want to learn C++20. | Those with backgrounds in the sciences that want to learn C++20, regardless of programming experience. | C++ programmers with all levels of experience. | C++ programmers with all levels of experience. | C++ programmers with all levels of experience. | Those with little or no programming experience. |
| Approach | Hands-on instruction, including 200+, real-world examples to help you quickly master C++20, its “Big Four” features (Ranges, Concepts, Modules and Coroutines), and idioms using popular compilers. | Drawing on extensive experience teaching C++ to physicists, mathematicians, engineers, and students, this intensive introduction guides you smoothly to sophisticated approaches based on advanced features. | Identifies 30 Core Guidelines you'll find especially valuable and offers detailed practical knowledge for improving your C++ style through useful conceptual insights and expert sample code. | Condenses the C++ Core Guidelines to their essence, removing esoterica, sharing new insights and context, and presenting well-tested examples to help you write more elegant C++ programs and improve legacy code. | Distills the C++ community's years of experience applying C++11 and C++14 features to help you make effective and safe design decisions that reflect real-world, economic engineering tradeoffs in large-scale, diverse software development environments. | This complete tutorial will help you quickly master the basics of object-oriented programming and teach you advanced C++ language features and concepts. |
| About the authors | Paul Deitel and Harvey Deitel are the founders of Deitel & Associates, Inc. Millions of people worldwide have used Deitel products to master major programming languages and platforms. | Peter Gottschling has extensive experience teaching C++ to physicists, mathematicians, engineers, and students, is a member of the ISO C++ standards committee and vice-chair of Germany’s programming language standards committee. | J. Guy Davidson and Kate Gregory are expert C++ programmers. Guy is a contributor to the C++ standards committee and Kate is known for her excellent teaching and writing on C++ and programming. | Rainer Grimm is a trainer, coach, and technology Consultant. He is the author of several books on modern C++, concurrency, and blogs at modernesscpp.com. | John Lakos, Vittorio Romeo, Rostislav Khlebnikov, and Alisdair Meredith are software engineers at Bloomberg and leading authorities on C++. John Lakos is a long-time member of the C++ Standards Committee. | Siddhartha Rao is the vice president in charge of product security at SAP SE. A software engineer at heart, Siddhartha is convinced that the rapid evolution of C++ has powered this age of machine learning and artificial intelligence. |
| “This is a fine book that covers a surprising amount of the very large language that is C++20—an in-depth treatment of C++ for a reader familiar with how things work in other programming languages.” —Arthur O’Dwyer, C++ trainer | " For true geeks, it is an easy and entertaining read. For most software developers, it offers something new and useful." --Bjarne Stroustrup, inventor of C++ and co-editor of the C++ Core Guidelines | "We are very pleased to see Rainer Grimm applying his teaching skills and industrial background to tackling the hard and necessary task of making [these] accessible to more people." --Bjarne Stroustrup and Herb Sutter, co-editors, C++ Core Guidelines |
Contents of the book are worth the money, but the cover came separated from the spine. I ordered a replacement and it's cover was also separated from the spine.
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