C++ in Plain English

by Brian Overland

Book Overview

Two Books for the Price of One--both an interactive reference & tutorial C++ In Plain English, 3rd Edition, gives instant access to the C++ language through a detailed reference section of key C++ components and a dense tutorial that describes the essentials of C++ programming. Extensive cross-references with live page numbers make this is the perfect book to prop next to your computer while programming in C++. C++ In Plain English, 3rd Edition, cuts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764535455
• ISBN13: 9780764535451
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 595 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Best book on it's topic

It could sound like I perhaps worked for Brian Overland but I just wand to express that this book impresses me again and again. It is a really well written book. I buy every new Edition that comes out of it. It is so well written and organized that I often use it as reference when I discuss documentation quality with our documentation department. No kidding, it makes learning C++ as exciting as reading a novel. I would recommend this book to any C++ developer even as a every day reference. It has literally no overhead like so many other books and shows many ways of doing the same thing in a short compressed way. The book fully lives up to a "one-of-it-kind" as it states on the back cover. Brian, keep up the good work.

Top notch C++ book for those new to C++

I have a number of books on C++ and I have to say this one stands out as the best of the ones I have read thus far. Since I already program in a number of other languages (Assembly, Perl, Basic, Vbasic, etc.), I really was just looking for something that would get me up to speed in the C++ world without a lot of fuss and without having to read through 900 pages. This book accomplished this spot on. The book is very well written and the author has a style which makes you feel like your best friend is explaining something to you in a manner which you can understand. The first half of the book is a handy C++ reference that seems very complete, while the second half gets into the specifics of how to use the language with regard to pointers, control structures, functions, etc.I always regarded C and C++ as a somewhat strange and complex language - even though I have a strong background in assembly language programming as far back as 1980. This book has help remove the mystery of C++ and allowed me to apply what I already knew about computers and programming to the C/C++ environment.This book is probably best used in conjunction with other more entry level C++ books (I found C++ for dummies and C++ in 10 minutes both nice companion texts for this book - probably especially helpful if you have never programmed at all). However, if you already know a language such as Perl, Java, Assembly or even Basic, then this book should make for a very nice entry into programming in C++.

A Brilliant Reference

This book is brilliant for anyone that has a good understanding (or thinks they have) of C++. I've learnt more from this book than all my other books combined.More advanced than a primer, this book would not suit a person that had just started learning C++. The book is set out in a Standard manner with chapters, while the last section of the book has a listing of A-Z of all things C++.What I found invaluable is the short examples that are provided and the detailed explanation of the syntax and the finer points of C++ not found in other books.If you dont know what the equal sign (=) means in C++, then you should buy this book. Depending on the context it is used, it can invoke the copy constructor, = operator, simple address assignment or variable initialization.By and far this is the most valuable C++ book I have. I've read it 3 times, and plan to read it more.

This book made my C college course a breeze

I read this book to learn C before my college C course and it paid off! The course was a breeze. It helped too that I was already proficient in Visual Basic. I'll do the same thing for C++ too. Anyhow, this is an excellent book to start one off in the world of C. It covers the basics and is well written. My favorite feature is the size of the book. I hate books that are 1,500 pages. This one is nice and small and to the point.

Very good.

I am a seasoned computer programmer. And this is one of the best references you can have for C++. I highly recommend it. (It's not a tutorial though. If you need a tutorial, look for other books.) Toronto.