Computing Concepts with C++ Essentials

By Cay S. Horstmann

An updated edition of the nuts-and-bolts C++ introduction. Distilling C++ down to a core of fundamental data types, structures, and syntax, Cay Horstmann offers an accessible introduction to this complex language so that novices can concentrate on the essentials of programming. This new edition focuses less on ccc.h and more on ANSI standard C++ as well as on object orientation. The examples included appear in the form of complete, ready-to-run programs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471318477
• ISBN13: 9780471318477
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 2.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Will teach conputing concepts..not C++

This is not the book to buy if you wish to learn C++. If Dave in Ohio read the preface, the author clearly states that "the purpose of the book is to teach computing concepts, not C++, which is just a tool toward that end." We are using this book in my Intro to Programming class and it has proved to be both well-written and useful.

Never Judge a book by it's cover

I am currently in Engineering at the University of Waterloo, and forced to take a C++ course. I was nervous at first, but the cover of this book helped me a little. The cover is kind of cheasy, but the cover holds the best written programming book I have ever read. The ideas are simplified and analogies used wisely. The questions were even good enough for the teacher to give on the assignments! If you are learning C++, or want to refresh then this book is a MUST!