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The C++ Programming Language (Special 3rd Edition)
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Author: Bjarne Stroustrup
List Price: $64.99
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ISBN: 0201700735
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co (15 February, 2000)
Edition: Hardcover
Sales Rank: 7,954
Average Customer Rating: 4.14 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 5 out of 5
Worthy of the K&R legacy
You know, after about twenty years, I continue to find insight, wisdom, and clarity in K&R. While C++ went through its protracted "fadish" stage (like all programming languages), and its implementation was a wreck in the hands of compiler writers, it stayed on the path toward industrial strength and greater efficiency. My copy of the 3rd Ed. is finally starting to get those filthy dark smudges along the edge of the pages, like my K&R.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Amazing Content, Questionable Writing
Stroustrup clearly shows that his expertise is in computing and not in writing with this book. If you comprehend everything that is in this book, you will definitely have an unbelieveable knowledge of this language. This book *might* work for a beginner to C++ but has significant expertise in other programming languages, but is certainly too advanced for a person that is new to programming altogether. His writing style leaves something to be desired. Stroustrup sometimes phrases ideas an an unnecessarily obscure/long-winded manner when concise wording is available. Sometimes his choice of adjectives/adverbs is questionable. This book can benefit from the input of someone with more expertise in writing. To his credit, I have yet to find anything actually *wrong* in this book, so at least the book is well-proofread (which, unfortunately, is not true for all C++ books....)However, his writing flaws are nothing that cannot be overcome by a technically competent reader with a reasonable amount of diligence, and I strongly recommend this book for someone looking to take their C++ skills to the next level.
Rating: 5 out of 5
The Bible
Guys, what can I say about this book... it is the bible...
Beginners can go through other (more simpler) literature, there are indeed many other books in the market who deal with learning C++... but this is the book you have by your desk when you are a professional programmer (why I hate the more politically correct "developer" word is a different story, and this is neither the time nor the place). In other words, if you don't have it already click on the buy button, have Stroustrup collect his well deserved royalties, and start thinking as a professional.
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