>And the group owner, Thomas Hruska, has generously >donated his book
>"Safe C++ Design Principles" to c-prog group members for >free:
I had to wonder why this is a third person type thing.
Anyway, bruce eckel (not sure if I'm spelling the name right), has an awesome
book that was linked to in the previous message.
I still use it as a reference when I need to look up something.
Thanks,
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----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas Hruska
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: [c-prog] Brand New
zbuster81 wrote:
> What is the best way to learn C++. I am farily new to programming and
> am 45 yrs old. I bought the book Absolute C++ by Savitch but am
> thinking it is way over my head.
Best way to learn C++ is by reading a good book. Never heard of
Absolute C++. And then again, C++ might not be a good language to start
with given your age. A scripting language, such as PHP, is much easier
to pick up/learn (PHP is written in C) if you are looking to augment
your skill set with some type of programming'ish language. You can do
almost anything with websites these days. It really depends on what you
want to do and not to discourage you from learning C++, we will help you
out when you get stuck.
When you joined c-prog, you should have received an e-mail containing
the group welcome message. In that message was a list of books that you
should read. Just in case you missed the message, here is that list of
books again and the order in which you should be reading them:
"Accelerated C++" by Koenig and Moo (ISBN #020170353X)
"Safe C++ Design Principles" by Thomas Hruska
"The C++ Standard Library" by Nicolai Josuttis (ISBN #0201379260)
"Effective C++" by Scott Meyers (ISBN #0201924889)
"More Effective C++" by Scott Meyers (ISBN #020163371X)
If you are learning or looking to learn C, consider learning C++
instead. It is much more versatile and offers powerful features that C
doesn't offer. If you happen to be already reading something other than
the books above, seriously consider supplementing or replacing your book
with the above.
If you can't afford the books mentioned, Bruce Eckel offers "Thinking in
C++" for free from his website:
http://mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html
And the group owner, Thomas Hruska, has generously donated his book
"Safe C++ Design Principles" to c-prog group members for free:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/c-prog/files/Books/
Beware any C/C++ author who does not adhere closely to the ANSI C/C++
Standard. One very popular author is Yashavant Kanetkar who is the
author of "Let Us C". His writing may be simple to understand however
his code is non-ANSI Standard. Similar great writers have shown up over
the years who tell wonderful stories but don't adhere to the Standards
defined by the ANSI C/C++ committees.
You should also obtain at least copy of a draft copy of the ANSI C/C++
Standard. Draft copies are free and c-prog links to quite a few of them
here:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/c-prog/links/Standards_001012496381/
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