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C++ for Dummies (4th Edition, Completely Revised)
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Author: Stephen Randy Davis
List Price: $24.99
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ISBN: 076450746X
Publisher: For Dummies (January, 2000)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 21,270
Average Customer Rating: 2.78 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 4 out of 5
solid book - a good read
I have had the opportunity to read a few books of this genre and this has been the best by far. As someone who formerly learned C++ a few years ago, but has not used it since, this book was the perfect review. It was light enough to be a good read (that in itself is hard to find in this genre), yet detailed enough to leave me confident as I take on a new adventure that assumes C++ knwoledge. I read the other reviews and agree that there are too many typos (in the text and the code samples alike) to give this book 5 stars. But I highly recommend this book for those who already know a language, e.g., C or Java, and therefore have enough of a coding base to recognize the typos and still get a lot out of the examples.
Rating: 2 out of 5
I must be a super-dummy
Up to about page 200 things were going pretty well. Mr. Davis keeps things simple. From then on, things change. Its as if, up to this point he assumed I was an idiot, and then someone whispered in this ear that it was Stephen Hawking learning C++. He starts throwing around 'pointers' like confetti and then just when you are begging to end a chapter, he throws in a 3 page program. This is my second reading of the book, by the way. Apsrt from that, he insists is using 'she' every time he refers to someone. This really grates - as do the jokes, second time around.
Rating: 1 out of 5
not a good book
I was extremely disappointed in this book. I do not recommend it to ANY ONE who is trying to learn C++. It is confusing, poorly written and extremely difficult to follow the authors thoughts and examples. If you have any desire to learn C++, please, purchase another book, just not this one!
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