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From: Vincenzo Mercuri on 11 Jun 2010 13:25 Hi all, i need some opinion from C++ experts about the book "C++ For Programmers" by Deitel&Deitel. What is the difference with the "C++ How To Pragram"? Which one would be fine as introductory book and reference? Thank You -- Vincenzo Mercuri
From: Vincenzo Mercuri on 11 Jun 2010 13:29 Il 11/06/2010 21.55, Vincenzo Mercuri ha scritto: > Hi all, > > i need some opinion from C++ experts about the book "C++ For > Programmers" by Deitel&Deitel. > > What is the difference with the "C++ How To Pragram"? > > Which one would be fine as introductory book and reference? > > Thank You mistake: "C++ How To PrOgram" Cheers -- Vincenzo Mercuri
From: Francis Glassborow on 11 Jun 2010 16:24 Vincenzo Mercuri wrote: > Hi all, > > i need some opinion from C++ experts about the book "C++ For > Programmers" by Deitel&Deitel. > > What is the difference with the "C++ How To Pragram"? > > Which one would be fine as introductory book and reference? > > Thank You In my opinion, neither. There are several excellent books to choose from so why even consider an inferior one. The C++ Primer 4th edition (lippman, La Joie and Moo) is a superb book which has improved with each new edition. Basically Stan Lippman wrote the original. Josee La Joie rewrote it for the 3rd edition and then Barbara Moo (with more than a little background help from her husband. Andrew Koenig) rewrote it again for the 4th edition. The end result is an authoritative work and an excellent introduction. Then there is The C++ Programming Language by Bjarne Stroustrup and if your programming is weak there is Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ by the same author (and pitched at the same level as the Deitel and Deitel books but with much more expertise and understanding of both C++ and the art of programming). You might also consider Accelerated C++ by Andrew Koenig if you can take a fast pace.
From: Vincenzo Mercuri on 12 Jun 2010 09:14 Il 11/06/2010 22:24, Francis Glassborow ha scritto: > Vincenzo Mercuri wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> i need some opinion from C++ experts about the book "C++ For >> Programmers" by Deitel&Deitel. >> >> What is the difference with the "C++ How To Pragram"? >> >> Which one would be fine as introductory book and reference? >> >> Thank You > In my opinion, neither. There are several excellent books to choose from > so why even consider an inferior one. > > The C++ Primer 4th edition (lippman, La Joie and Moo) is a superb book > which has improved with each new edition. Basically Stan Lippman wrote > the original. Josee La Joie rewrote it for the 3rd edition and then > Barbara Moo (with more than a little background help from her husband. > Andrew Koenig) rewrote it again for the 4th edition. The end result is > an authoritative work and an excellent introduction. > > Then there is The C++ Programming Language by Bjarne Stroustrup and if > your programming is weak there is Programming: Principles and Practice > Using C++ by the same author (and pitched at the same level as the > Deitel and Deitel books but with much more expertise and understanding > of both C++ and the art of programming). You might also consider > Accelerated C++ by Andrew Koenig if you can take a fast pace. Thanks for your full answer. I'll take your advice and start with C++ Primer, and then The C++ Programming Language by Stroustrup. Cheers Vincenzo Mercuri
From: neil on 3 Jul 2010 14:00
On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:14:31 +0200, Vincenzo Mercuri wrote: > Thanks for your full answer. > > I'll take your advice and start with C++ Primer, and then The C++ > Programming Language by Stroustrup. > > Cheers > > Vincenzo Mercuri Hi, I am very late in replying to you. I am trying to learn also. I have worked through Deitel C++ How to program. I can say it is not a bad book. It is a good reference book imo. The things I read in it I cannot remember and i would say that it tries to cover too much and that's the problem. I have also read and worked through Accelarated C++ by Koenig & Moo. I will say I learn a lot from this book. I would say though that it goes too fast for someone as thick as me. Last year I bought 'You can Program in C++' written by Francis Glassborow - the same person that replied to your message. I have not completed this book as yet, but would say that I think its the best that I have invested in so far. I would recommend it to you for quality. It is also a very reasonably priced book. |