Big C++

By Robert L. Goodman

Book Overview

Serving as an ideal introduction to C++ programming, this updated edition balances ease of learning the latest thinking on cognitive processes, current theoretical approaches, and innovative research techniques Shares additional guidance in the form of how-tos and walkthroughs throughout the chapters

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470383283
• ISBN13: 9780470383285
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 1056 Pages
• Weight: 3.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A great way to start, along with some advanced topics

I don't know what some of these reviewers are talking about when they say that this book is not for beginners. The author starts out very slowly, covering in almost ten chapters and with numerous examples the parts of C++ that are virtually the same as C. It is not until late into the book that he hits upon GUIs, the standard template library, exception handling, and XML. I like the book because it covers so much and covers...

a good way to start

This book covers what you need to to start writing C++. It is a great book both for beginners and people who are new to C++. It is also a very useful reference for more advanced developers.

big c++

the book came in the condition it was supposed to. the delivery time was also very prompt.

Modern treatment of C++

This is an excellent textbook written by knowledgeable authors. Horstmann teaches at San Jose State University in California. He has in-depth knowledge of C++, having written the Safe STL library. He also writes for the Sun Core Java series of books. Although the book is large, it can be used for a 2 or 3 semester sequence of courses in software development using C++. After covering fundamentals, the authors cover advanced...

javaboy

Lots of examples, very easy to follow along. A big downside that I noticed is that there is no website for the book to find the necessary libraries for the examples. I now found that I can find them on the site of the previous book the author wrote. After wich I had to find more libraries wich were either missing or incomplete. This come down to skipping chapter 3 and subsequent programming exercises that require the knowledge...