Sams Teach Yourself C++ for Linux in 21 Days

by Jesse Liberty (Author), David B. Horvath (Author)

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Sams Teach Yourself C++ Programming for Linux in 21 Days teaches you the C++ programming language using the Linux operating system. You will gain a thorough understanding of the basics of C++ programming from a Linux perspective. The Bonus Week includes topics such as XWindows, KDE with QT toolkit, APE Class Library, and Real -time Middleware.

About the Author

Jesse Liberty is the author of WebClasses from Scratch, as well as a dozen other books on Web applications development, C++, and object-oriented programming. Jesse is the president of Liberty Associates, Inc., where he provides custom Web applications development, training, mentoring, and consulting. He is a former vice president of electronic delivery for Citibank and a distinguished software engineer at AT&T. Jesse also serves as the series editor of Que's Programming from Scratch books. http://www.LibertyAssociates.com.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sams (April 1, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1110 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0672318954
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0672318955
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.08 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 2.25 x 9.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #3,729,365 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #468 in Linux Programming
- #945 in Unix Operating System
- #1,256 in C++ Programming Language

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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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Donna Foster Myer

Massively complete information - 21 days far too short a time

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2013

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As a physicist with a doctorate and also a MS in computer programming (earned after the doctorate) - my husband for whom I bought this finds this material to be quite well done. He finds it satisfying for the learner but far too much to cover and WORK through properly in 21 days. He is retired and has all day but still - there is a lot there to do more than "read" through. No one should work with C++ without this resource but no one should believe they will be competent in 21 days. It will require dedication and a willingness to go back at things until they work.

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eric brown

Good book

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2015

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Good read

Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2016

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Looks like a new book.

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2015

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Good to have.

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Christopher Culver

Solid language tutorial, but not really dedicated to Linux

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2002

TEACH YOURSELF C++ FOR LINUX IN 21 DAYS, while it may seem the ideal book to the budding Linux programmer because of its size, is a poor book for the beginner, and indeed for most programmers hoping to use C++. The book is a so-so introduction to C++ the language, but doesn't offer any useful Linux-specific information (if you want to program in Linux, you probably already know what vi and emacs are, and how to open a command-line). The CD-ROM, containing a distribution of Mandrake Linux, is three years old and thus already ancient compared to today's Linux scene.
The book is not really a "21 day" course, but rather a course made up of 21 units. Some units are too big to tackle in one day, such as the chapters on references and error-handling, unless one has 8 hours to dedicate to this. I'd say three months is a reasonable amount of time to complete this book.
When this book came out, in 1999, the K Desktop Environment (KDE), programmed in C++, was the most popular desktop and thus budding programmers could find plenty of code to work with and improve. In the years since, however, the GNOME desktop, programmed in C, has gained ascendency among power users, and is now the default in many distributions. So, learning C++ on Linux nowadays as a first step in programming gives one very little to work with, as C is the primary language. While in many operating systems one doesn't have to learn C before C++, in Linux it is almost essential because the kernel, most if not all GNU software, and GNOME programs are all in C. So, for the beginning Linux programmer I'd advise first going through Sam's C FOR LINUX PROGRAMMING IN 21 DAYS. Afterward, one could use this book, or ideally a more Linux-centric book, to reap the object-oriented benefits of C++.
Unfortunately, it is quickly apparent that TEACH YOURSELF C++ FOR LINUX IN 21 DAYS is actually just Sam's TEACH YOURSELF C++ in 21 DAYS with a couple of token references to the GNU Compiler Collection, and a very out-of-date "bonus week" added. This becomes particulary obvious as every chapter has talks about how to compile each example on, of all things, DOS. Another problem stemming from the fact the most of the authors aren't Linux programmers, one that consistently shows throughout the book, is the authors' lack of familiarity with free software and the GPL. As a result, the chapter on software design shows a process best suited to the programming department of a corporation, where everyone can get together every morning to discuss the project, and this would not be very efficient in the Linux world of international contribution over distance. A glance at the authors' experience shows they may not be dedicated to ideals of the GNU Public License and open-source software, for example Jesse Libery is now consulting on the .NET project. I would urge anyone wishing to program on Linux to use resources written by actual Linux programmers.
Bottom line, get Sam's C FOR LINUX PROGRAMMING IN 21 DAYS first if you're a beginner. If you're an experience programmer who already knows C, this book may be helpful, but it has its problems.

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David R. Dull

Good for Experienced and Inexperienced Alike

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2001

I bought "Teach Yourself C++ for Linux in 21 Days" to broaden my understanding beyond my school's course material. I was interested in the exposition on analysis and design, including UML concepts. What an interesting book this turned out to be!
There is plenty here for the beginning programmer. The authors lead the newbie right up from "what is a program," "what is a variable," and "what is a function" to the most advanced concepts of the language.
The section on object oriented design was both clear and well-illustrated. I enjoyed the authors' sense of humor and professional perspective. I also enjoyed the simple (but rare) illustration of how to use ctags with vi. That bonus was worth the price of the book right there! The tips on coding style and inclusion guards were other gems.
There is plenty more in this book to keep me growing. Sections covering namespaces, "catch," "throw," exceptions, and the Standard Template Library will keep me reading. These authors are truly the gurus' gurus.

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Book is great but CD has a problem

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2006

The book is well written in clear language and the example scripts are written in a special font making it easy to understand. I just cannot get the CD containing the compiler to work and it's vital to the lessons.

The CD loads the files but the install log shows an error on one item. Problem is some 'merge' file that's missing in the windows folder of the CD download. Does anyone else have a problem?

The CD is the important part of the purchase.

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2000

I think that this book is perfect for the programmer that is used to Windows, but not familiar to Linux simply because that's exactly what I am. This book starts out from the very bottom just like most of the other Sams books, but it also covers advanced functions. I do think that they could have covered some of the chapters more extensively, but overall I liked it very much. I'd reccomend this book for beginners to Linux, no matter how good they are with C++. Sams did a great job with this one.

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ElecTrick27

Very nice

Reviewed in Canada on March 9, 2013

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It explain a lot ainsi C++ and C++ basics. The linux particularity side is explained pretty good but more of it and less C++ basics would have be good.

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