Sam's Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days (3rd Complete Compiler Edition) 3rd Edition

by Jesse Liberty (Author)

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ISBN-13: 978-0672315640

ISBN-10: 0672315645

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The C++ programming language is enjoying a resurgence of popularity. The combination of the proven Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days book with the best-selling Microsoft 6.0 compiler makes this package the perfect starter kit for new C++ programmers! Each of the 21 lessons consist of a full day's activities as you learn the in's and out's of C++ programming. You will be able to verify you are learning C++ by answering the questions within the book. Also use the assessment exam to see how well you have learned or what you need to review.

Comes with the most popular C++ Compiler, Microsoft's Introductory Edition 6.0 Compiler
The one-stop solution for learning the most widely accepted and rapidly growing object-oriented language
Test your C++ programming knowledge with the pre- and post-assessment testing product
CD-ROM contains DJGPP C/C++ compiler for Windows 3.1 and DOS 3.31 and testing products

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sams; 3rd edition (April 1, 1999)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 850 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0672315645
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0672315640
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.86 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 3.25 x 9.75 inches

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Jesse Liberty

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Jesse Liberty is a Xamarin.Forms programmer working for CNH Industries. He is a Microsoft MVP, a Xamarin MVP, an author, and he creates online courses for Pluralsight, LinkedIn Learning Udemy, and Pakt.

Liberty hosts the popular Yet Another Podcast and his blog (http://jesseliberty.com) is considered required reading. He was a Senior Evangelist for Microsoft, a Distinguished Software Engineer at AT&T; Software Architect for PBS and Vice President of Information Technology at Citibank.

His non-technical writing can be found at http://jesselibertywriting.com.

Jesse can be followed on twitter at @JesseLiberty

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David W. Wood

Good General Intro to C++

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2003

I agree with previous reviewers about some of the unfortunate characteristics of this book: introducing new C++ functions without prior exposure, some typographical errors (which seem inevitable in any programming book), and the need for more detailed explanations of some concepts. However, for learning what C++ is all about, I not found one better. (I can't believe one reviewer actually said the author doesn't know C++). I found this book very easy to read and understand (though pointers can be a difficult subject to master). If you want to read a difficult book (but fascinating), try Paul Kimmel's Borland C++ 5. I believe the negative reviewers of this book have done a great disservice to an outstanding book: you get out of a book (or life) what you put into it and nothing is perfect. Also, a lot of things a programmer needs to know in the real world of software development like database access, GUI (Graphical User Interface) libraries for Windows like OWL (Borland) and MFC (Microsoft), and developing reusable components are not covered in this book. The latter being the most unfortunate omission and why I didn't give the book 5 stars.

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Justin Kayatin

Great for what it is...a book aimed squarely at novices.

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2002

I am a novice programmer who has decided to learn a development language through a self-study effort, basing all of my formal introduction to C++ squarely on the abilities of various authors to illuminate the subject for me. Let me reiterate: I have NO previous programming experience. With anything. Period.
The reason for buying Liberty's book was the inadequacy of the books I had used previously. They all seemed geared to individuals who had previous programming experience, irrespective of what the editorial remarks about the book may have claimed. I had just thrown Horton's book away in disgust, and I was feeling as if I would never get my arms around a development language without attending an actual course and studying with a learned professor.
Jesse Liberty changed all of that. His approach is definitely the right one for my level of developmental aptitude, and he walked me through the language in such a graduated and careful manner that I was learning subjects with ease that had previously seemed too daunting to grasp when described by other authors.
The book is well-written, and does what it is designed to do: teach you sufficient C++ in 21 days to enable you to begin OOD using C++. This was invaluable for me, as it prevented me from giving up my self-education efforts in disgust. It was exactly the morale builder I needed.
As far as any downsides, I have two major complaints: first, each chapter (which coincides with a single days' lesson) is huge and cumbersome; don't even try to adhere to the schedule intimated by the title as a novice programmer, unless you have at least 8 hours a day to devote to reading, problem solving, self-exploration with your own 'made-up' development scenarios, and end-of-chapter test taking. Secondly, it is far from a comprehensive format for learning C++, so be prepared to continue on to the more difficult texts to learn the real meat-and-potatoes about the C++ language. This book allowed me to graduate onto the Deitels' latest version of their introductory text for C++ programming.

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Brett Cratty

Teach Yourself C++ In 21 Days

Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2001

This is a writer's book instead of a reader's book. Being rather long it covers the language okay but is not easy to read because the author has not tried to explain concpets at the level of a reader not already familiar with them. More accurately he seems to have made an effort to make the content somewhat inaccessible by phrasing everything in the most complicated way. Because of the title some sections have been expanded unnecessarily to make a full 21 chapters, and this is not a good thing. You will be lucky if you can finish this book, and its not likely to be in 21 days thats for sure.
I would like to take this opportunity to give some general info on learning C++. The reviews here on Amazon.com are mostly legitimate and very useful, but dont worry too much about finding the perfect book. Also dont regard reviews that complain about typos on page xyz too seriously, all tech books have some mistakes. The most important thing is to buy a book and start somewhere, there will be things that you dont understand in any book but thats the way it is. You need to read and try to understand the concepts yourself as no author can write in a way that you dont even need to think about the content. Personally I started with C++ For Dummies which was actually quite technical for a beginner level book but I have some previous experience so that was okay. You also need to have some enthusiasm for what you are reading and "C++ In 21 Days" is long and boring so probably not a good way to start.

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