Charles Richmond wrote: > On Jan 25, 2008, at 7:59 PM, Jackson Kaminski wrote: > >> Thanks for the reply Thomas! >> >> Yeah, before I heard of this group, I started going to this website >> with a booklist of preferred reading, and that was where I started. >> This book, by an author Brian Overland, was the first book they >> said one should read (I also got the second book, an O'Reilly tome >> called Practical C++ Programming Second Edition). The two Scott >> Meyers books you mentioned are on there as well, as well as one by >> Bjarne himself. >> Looks like I have to go shopping again! >> >> I will also get myself a copy of the ANSI Standard. >> >> Thanks again, >> >> Nim > > I also like the book _GNU C++ for Linux_ by Tom Swan. > I like Mr. Swan's writing style.
A specific C++ compiler in the title is indicative of non-ANSI Standard compliant, compiler-specific writing. There are some great writers out there, but they don't stick to ANSI C/C++. Beginners should stick to the books in the welcome message until they are comfortable enough with the language to be able to differentiate between Standard and non-Standard. ANSI C/C++ Standard Drafts are free and usually "good enough". There is no reason why everyone here shouldn't have a copy of a draft. I'm pretty sure we've wandered off-topic. -- Thomas Hruska CubicleSoft President Ph: 517-803-4197 *NEW* MyTaskFocus 1.1 Get on task. Stay on task. http://www.CubicleSoft.com/MyTaskFocus/
