Tom Swan's GNU C++ for Linux [With CDROM]

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This work teaches C++ programmers how to program for the Linux operating system using the GNU C++ compiler. It deals with Linux-specific programming issues and covers topics such as Linux programming fundamentals, Kernel programming, device drivers, Tom Swan's Developer Toolbox, X Windows development, class libraries, object-oriented programming, and references to reserved words, operator precedence, and Internet sites for more information. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789721538
• ISBN13: 9780789721532
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Que
• Length: 831 Pages
• Weight: 3.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

An excellent manual from beginner to advanced

I took C in college, and didn't use it much for years. I bought this book, and went through the examples one by one, and it was truly helpful to review C, as well as to learn OO programming. For a very large book, it's really easy reading, and even feels somewhat 'informal' while reading compared to many textbooks that are a very 'dry' read. Highly recommended for a reference guide to have at your desk, or for self-teaching...

Awsome Book for Rapid Learning of C++

This book is for the programmer who comes from a different programming background and wants to become a professional C++ engineer. This book takes you through a structured education in the C++ programming language which you will be able to program in after reading through just the first half of the book. Also, the book teaches you how to use the GNU Debugger for C++, greatly speeding up your development time. The GNU Debugger...

I'm very impressed by this book so far

After a recent need for a carrer change I have spent the past couple of months working on getting my MCSD from microsoft. However I felt that I should not study purely microsoft development tools and decided to learn Linux and C++ programming. To achieve this I bought this book. It looked like it contained pretty much everything that I needed. It included a complete copy of Mandrake Linux 6.1 (Effectively an enhancement...

Absolutely Outstanding!

I recently purchased Tom Swan's GNU C++ for Linux, and it is terrific, as were the others I have purchased over the years. There is something unique about Tom's writing style that has made seemingly complex issues easy for me to understand. He is an excellent communicator of difficult concepts, assumes nothing of the reader in his teaching, and heavily peppers the text with code to illustrate his points. This particular...

Excellent self-contained introduction to LINUX and C++

This book comes with the LINUX operating system and a full program development environment on CD.The book does not require any previous knowledge of C++ or LINUX or UNIX or the GNU tools. All commands are carefully explained. It even explains how to use a Zip drive with LINUX. It even explains how to work around certain bugs in gdb.The book uses the step-by-step approach, with fully worked exercises in the text. All...