C++: A Dialog: Programming with the C++ Standard Library

By Steve Heller and Chrysalis Software Corp.

Book Overview

An example-driven C++ tutorial using the C++ Standard Library for the novice. Steve Heller concentrates on computer programming basics giving novice programmers the foundation for learning how to write programs. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130094021
• ISBN13: 9780130094025
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
• Length: 1062 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.0" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

The best book - for a beginner

The best way for a beginner to learn a language as beautiful and as challenging as C++ is by asking questions. Steve Heller tries (and I must say, successfully) to achieve the same by adding one-on-one conversations with a beginner. And by having these conversations, Steve has got a chance to answer even those beginner questions that a seasoned programmer would ignore as being too obvious.One more very important element in...

A very nice Book for Beginners

I went through it, and loved every page. The approach I found was interesting specially for those who are somehow afraid of C++. Interestingly enough it give me few insights that were some-where out of my site. Also, I recommended it for those who were offering C++ as first programming course to college students, and seasoned programmers.

A Classic Reinvented

Who's Afraid of C++ was, and is, without a doubt, the single most engaging "complete beginner's" introduction to C++ and, just as importantly, high-level programming in general, that I have ever come across. Beyond the clear exposition and meaningful examples, the most inspiring element of that book, is the dialog between a teacher and his student. It is a classic."C++: A Dialog" is, for the most part, a sandwich-ing of...

Great for those new to C++

One of the great things about this book is that it makes you realize you're not dumb just because you don't understand the techno-speak in most other books. I've programmed before so I was able to skim through some of the back-and-forth between the authors, but I read a lot of it thoroughly and got a new understanding of in-depth concepts like memory addresses and pointers. Also it is very easy reading. Don't skip around though--it's...

Simply the best beginners guide to C++

This book is excellent reading if you want quick insight into the world of C++ and computer programming. Steve Hellers unique approach in the first chapters gives you elementary understanding of how a computer works before you are presented to any code. This works excactly the way it is supposed to; it gives you awareness of different important aspects of coding & optimization right from the start. The book then continues...