C++ Without Fear: A Beginner's Guide That Makes You Feel Smart
Product ID: 27477076
Learning C++ Doesn’t Have to Be Difficult! Have you ever wanted to learn programming? Have you ever wanted to learn the C++ language behind many of today’s hottest games, business programs, and even advanced spacecraft? C++ Without Fear, Third Edition, is the ideal way to get started. Now updated for the newest C++14 standard and the free Microsoft Visual C++ Community Edition, it will quickly make you productive with C++ even if you’ve never written a line of code! Brian Overland has earned rave reviews for this book’s approach to teaching C++. He starts with short, simple examples you can easily enter and run. Within a couple of chapters, you’ll be creating useful utilities, playing games, and solving puzzles. Everything’s simplified to its essentials, patiently explained, and clearly illustrated with practical examples and exercises that help you make progress quickly. Overland reveals the “whys” and “tricks” behind each C++ language feature. And you’ll never get bogged down in complex or pointless examples: He keeps you 100% focused on learning what works and what matters―while having fun! This new and improved edition Covers installing and using the free Microsoft Visual C++ Community Edition― but you can use any version of C++ Explains valuable improvements in the new C++14 standard Modularizes C++14 coverage so it’s easy to write code that works with older versions Teaches with even more puzzles, games, and relevant exercises Offers more “why” and “how-to” coverage of object orientation, today’s #1 approach to programming Presents more ways to use Standard Template Library (STL) code to save time and get more done Contains an expanded reference section for all your day-to-day programming Whether you want to learn C++ programming for pleasure or you’re considering a career in programming, this book is an outstanding choice. Review: Goes down in detail to teach the fundamentals - After reading this book, I can safely say this book represents a great companion to aid my learning journey in C++ programming language, even though it is slightly outdated. Review: Great Guide - Wanted something good I can go back to and use as a reference to help with issues where I get stuck, and needed something good to add to this section of the bookshelf.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 95 Reviews |
B**R
Goes down in detail to teach the fundamentals
After reading this book, I can safely say this book represents a great companion to aid my learning journey in C++ programming language, even though it is slightly outdated.
J**M
Great Guide
Wanted something good I can go back to and use as a reference to help with issues where I get stuck, and needed something good to add to this section of the bookshelf.
V**E
I like this guide
i like it. Of course, it is a bit outdated, but a lot of it can still apply today in the current C++ video studio. (i am using video studio 2019) Been a few years since doing C++ so i bought this book to help bring back the basics.
A**K
Four Stars
Very informative and it reinforced everything my professor stated. Also provided alternative code to my professor's.
A**R
Easy to understand
Great book for beginner C##'s like me. I had q basic and visual basic 6 experience and that's it so I found this book extremely helpful!
C**S
The Best C++ Book Out Of Several That I Have Read
As a moderately experienced C and C++ programmer, I have been looking for a book to use as a reference and to extend my knowledge of C++ and this has done well. This has lots of examples and a lot of detail about many of the parts of programming (functions, loops, making decisions, etc etc). I have learned a lot from this book (and I read the Second Edition in a university library) as it explained why what I have been doing works and gives me alternatives. I learned how to use pointers better for instance. One criticism is that the book is NOT clear about a fundamental thing that programs do - write text to a file. It is covered on page 216 but it is not as clear as needed. I figured it out but the one example is not sufficient. My book has about 10 notes in pencil that I added to the three lines that show how to do this.
F**S
Great Study Aid
I’m taking classes in C++ currently and this book is a perfect companion for my studies. Thank you!
E**R
HIGH QUALITY!
Outstanding book, but I sent it back, because page one gave me a headache, just trying to comprehend the syntax.
R**S
Entrega
Calidad, gran material para impartir clase
A**O
livro muito didático
Livro realmente ensina o básico da linguagem C++. É muito bem escrito, com explicações claras e completas, muitos exemplos práticos e bem explicados. Há, também, boa quantidade de exercícios que abordam os assuntos estudados de forma gradual. Para iniciantes em programação, ou para quem está vindo de outra linguagem. Recomendo a compra.
T**H
A good book on C++ for beginners
This book is a good introduction to C++ and it is easy to follow. Examples in the book are well explained and the author takes the reader through interesting examples with code snippets. However, there remain some miscellaneous errors through the book (as shown in the pictures) and you can see, a line of code says "supports time function" while the same line of code says "supports ctime function". The difference is "c". This seems to be insignificant but if minor errors can be fixed, this book will be an excellent tutorial for beginners.
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