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1. alstrexMay 2016
   Here are some general books for getting up to speed with the C++ language itself:

   -Programming Principles and Practice using C++ 2nd edition (by Bjarne Stroustrup). This covers everything, although is a bit dry at times.

   -Effective C++ (by Scott Meyers). A bit "outdated" from a language standpoint, but many of the techniques still apply and also, not every C++ codebase is using the latest and greatest anyway.

   -Effective Modern C++ (by Scott Meyers). A new set of "best practices" for a more modern C++ environment

   I haven't found many good resources for JUCE other than reading through the JUCE forums, the project doc (often lacking), and reading examples. What is often helpful is to first understand C++ a bit, then learn the audio specific code and underlying DSP principles in a C++ context. Then it shouldn't be too hard to transition to JUCE on your own. The best books I know for this are:

   -Designing Software Synthesizer Plug-Ins in C++ (by Will Pirkle)

   -Designing Audio Effect Plug-Ins in C++ (again by Will Pirkle)

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2. petkeJan 2016
   From my perspective it better and cheaper to spend a few weeks reading a well written C++ book, by one of the big names in the field. Rather than make due with some average guy who teaches C++.

   I wouldn't recommend any book written before 2012, simply because the language changed a large amount with the C++11 standard. Its like a different language.

   I also wouldn't recommend any book that starts off by teaching low level C first, only to get to high level STL last. Its better and more productive to do it the other way around. If you learn C first, you will learn a style that is hard to break out of. You want to learn to program C++ the right way, piece by piece, from the start.

   "Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ (2nd Edition)" by Bjarne, is a good book that teaches it the right way around.

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3. satysinFeb 2017
   Programming Principles and Practice using C++ 2nd Edition (god what a horrible title to type) is a strange book. It has a lot of great info in it but it is a very hard read. The first 4 or 5 chapters are ok albeit too wordy. But then after that they seem to rocket up in difficultly. Not impossible but damn hard for a beginner.
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4. RedoubtsJan 2016

     > "Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ (2nd Edition)" by Bjarne
   
     > Paperback: 1312 pages
   

   Good lord. Is there a more concise way to do this?
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5. jason_slackMay 2014
   I have a few coming from Amazon

   OpenGL Insights - Cozzi and Riccio

   Game Engine Architecture (2nd Edition) - Jason Gregory

   Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ (2nd Edition) - Stroustrup

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