What is the best C++ book for newbie like me, can someone give advise?

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Hello everyone,

I want to ask something.
What is the best C++ book for newbie like me?
Can someone give advice?

Posted 29-Sep-10 20:54pm

ojat

Updated 7-Oct-10 22:18pm

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Eugen Podsypalnikov 30-Sep-10 5:16am

// newbie like me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgbntWU7pG8 :)

Dalek Dave 8-Oct-10 4:18am

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tolw · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-29T21:20:00

There are a LOT of good books on the subject. I strongly believe that it's more important to learn from your own mistakes and to solve some real live problems on your own - so my advice: get any book with good overall reviews and simply start coding! :)
As for specific recommendations: "Thinking in C++" is a decent read and it's not a bad book to get you started, but Stroustrup's "The C++ Programming Language" is the best source of C++ knowledge I know. Good Luck!!

Emilio Garavaglia · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-29T21:26:00

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As a complement to tolw's answer, consider also this web-book.
I gives a good alternative viewing the subjects:
http://www.relisoft.com/book/web_preface.html[^]

Posted 29-Sep-10 21:26pm

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CPallini 30-Sep-10 4:55am

yeahhh thx a lot Emilio....thx for showing me the way..
[Carlo on behalf of akiramys]

CPallini · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-29T23:15:00

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Have also a look at "Useful Reference Books"[^], here at CodeProject.
:)

Posted 29-Sep-10 23:15pm

CPallini

Jinhuang Dai · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-29T23:23:00

"Programming: Principles and Practice using C++" is a programming text book. The writer is Bjarne Stroustrup, he designed and implemented the C++ programming language. He also wrote several books like "The C++ Programming Lanuage","The Design and Evolution of C++". You can find more information about C++ on his homepage : http://www2.research.att.com/~bs/[^]

Aescleal · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-30T01:06:00

It depends on how new you are. If you've never programmed before the Stroustrup book recommended above ("Programming -- Principles and Practice Using C++" - not "The C++ Programming Language") is pretty good.

If you've programmed before then "Accelerated C++" by Koenig and Moo is a really good start. It stops you learning all the bad C based habits that virtually every other book on C++ (apart from the Stroustrup book above) likes throwing at you really early.

Cheers,

Ash

PS: C++ is a complicated language - I've been using it for 20 years and I'm still learning new things it can do every day. Don't think "Ooo, next week I'll be a games programmer" 'cause you won't! Keep your expectations grounded.

Member 838923 · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-05T03:31:00

Solution 7

I strongly recommend you reading "Essential C++".

Posted 5-Oct-10 3:31am

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Updated 5-Oct-10 3:34am

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