Complete Idiot's Guide to C++

By Paul Snaith

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789718162
• ISBN13: 9780789718167
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Alpha
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Clear, Concise, and Organized

Great introduction to the C++ language! The author has a way of presenting the material so it is easy to grasp. It's nice to finally read a book that doesn't take off on a tangent, but builds upon previously presented concepts. I have many books on VB and a few on C++, and they always seem to lose you about 4, 5, or 6 chapters into them. This book doesn't do that. I can't say enough good things about the author or the material. If you are new to the language, this book is a great place to start!

THE BEST BOOK TO LEARN C++ WITH - EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT!

I am on a nightcourse, learning C++, taught by Paul Snaith's son, Stuart; although, I did not realise this at the time, I might add. Stu' is an excellent teacher and based the course on the book. Naturally, I bought the book. I started reading. Then I cought up with the course. Then I read ahead a bit, then a bit more. I stormed through this book. It is, quite simply, a 'brilliantly written book'. I am two chapters away from the end now and have just bought a book to take me to the next stage. I could not have done it without this book. Everyone should buy and read it - compulsive reading. In simple language, repeating things in boxes around the page, never presumptious and in a light hearted style, I cannot praise this book enough. If this was not enough, the enclosed CD contains all the course code and more. Ignore this review and waste your time looking elsewhere. This is the best.

Excellent!

I'm only 12 years old, and now I know C++. This book taught me. Paul uses just enough humor to keep the book going, and his writing style is excellent! If the other books won't work, THIS WILL!-Paul9lyn@aol.com

Fantastic!!

I want to thank Mr. Snaith for writing the best book for a beginner that I have ever used! The chapters are all well explained, and you actually feel like you know the stuff when you have finished!Back in college (10 years ago), the only D I ever got was in Pascal programming, and that was because the teacher went out of their way to be obscure and confusing. Using lessons learned from Mr. Snaiths book, I was able to write a program that succesfully approximates a normal distribution (calculus/statistics) in about 20 lines! If you are looking for a great place to get started with general programming, and a great confidence booster for a beginner, then this book is for you.

Real good book...

This book is good if you know little or no C++ at all, it was well written, and had lots, of humer, not to many screenshots, but this book was so well written that you can picture it in your head. I gave is 5 stars.