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C++ Programming for the Absolute Beginner
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Author: Dirk Henkemans, Mark Lee, Prima Development
List Price: $29.99
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ISBN: 1931841438
Publisher: Premier Press (01 October, 2002)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 331,226
Average Customer Rating: 3.83 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 4 out of 5
Gets the job done...
This book is a decent beginners book, but I feel that it isn't exactly for the absolute beginner. The challenges at the end of each chapter could be a lot better, they don't completely test comprehension of all concepts in the chapter. If you are already familiar with another programming language, this is a good book to get you started with C++.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Good Book When Taking With Another Course
This book is one of my favorite C++ books. Now this book will only confuse you if your not in a C++ programming class. When I was taking a C++ class I found out it really helped out when taken with the class. Some of the other reviewers are right in the part where they say some examples have concepts not yet introduced. However, I found out that if you read over the concept after your teacher has gone over it in class it helps give you a clearer understanding. I would give this book between 4 and 4 1/4 stars if possible, mainly because the text does contain a couple of errors. However, since this book helped me out so much I'll give it a 5. This book even has an introduction to windows programming. Although it just goes over message boxes in dept it does give you some motivation for learning the Windows 32 API.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Not quite for the beginner.
This is a book that I have learned immensely from, and which stays on my desk as a quick reference due to the great charts and example code. That said, despite its title, I wouldn't reccomend this book to an "absolute beginner." The book has a tendency to make assumptions that the reader has a grasp on some elementary programming concepts that not all beginners will have going in. Used in conjunction with another book or by someone that already has at least a limited programming background, and this book is extremely useful. The descriptions of syntax and purpose are a definite step up for a language reference, but at the same time, don't attempt to water down the material too far. As such, you may have to reread paragraphs two or three times before you "get it," but if you have to really think to understand a concept, you're more likely to remember it. One final note regarding the last chapter dealing with DirectX - while it's a nice addition to the text, don't expect to learn much from that particular section, as it's a HUGE field that can't be covered in a single ~30 page chapter. It's a decent primer if you're interested in DirectX all the same, but you'll need to look in to specialized books if you're interested in that topic. In all, this is a book I would reccomend without hesitation to any beginning-to-intermediate programmer as an excellent reference and learning guide - it has served me well.
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