Name: Sams teach yourself C[plus plus] in 10 minutes
ISBN: 9780672324253

Sams teach yourself C[plus plus] in 10 minutes

C++ essentials in a convenient, easy-to-use format. Loaded with tips, new analyzed code, problem solving techniques, and new term definitions. Written by a best-selling author on C++ and updated by an experienced C++ developer and educator. Fully updated to the current ANSI C++ standard. C++ remains a popular object-oriented language and Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 10 Minutes provides a quick, focused way to learn the language. The author assumes no prior programming experience and begins by showing the reader the absolute fundamentals of what a program is and guides the readers to write their very first program. It covers all the important topics in C++ and provides a solid foundation on which to build programming knowledge. The material is reorganized to fit proven teaching techniques with about thirty percent of the text rewritten. All examples are new to comply with the current ANSI C++ standard and make them completely compatible with all popular compilers. Jesse Liberty is president of Liberty Associates, Inc., which provides onsite training, mentoring, consulting, and contract programming. Jesse was a software architect for Xerox and a distinguished software engineer for AT&T. He is the author of numerous books on C++ and object-oriented programming, the latest of which are: Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days, Fourth Edition, 067232072X, 03/01, and Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours, Third Edition, Starter Kit, 0672322242, 08/01.

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TN412Dec 2017

I liked Sams Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour A Day, it goes over C++14 and C++17 and it was really informative.

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fud101Jan 2024

i bought two books in 2000 at 17, same as you, the sams teach yourself C and C++ for dummies. Small world. thanks for sharing!

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tombertFeb 2018

I'm actually not entirely sure how I learned how to program (I'm self-taught); I doubt it was just "one magic thing", but I am a big believer in the "learning-by-doing" approach for this kind of stuff.

If I recall, I think the thing that made everything stick was me reading through one of those "Sams: Teach Yourself C in blah days", then downloading Code::Blocks and making a very simple OpenGL application involving bouncing boxes (which happened to coincide with the physics class I was taking). I remember using that book for reference for when my code wasn't compiling, but I found it difficult to derive "some example where I calculate a Fibonacci sequence" to "making cool stuff like a game" without just ditching the book and trying it.

tl;dr, I somewhat agree with this article. You have to figure this stuff out for yourself to really "understand" it and become a good programmer. It's a language, after all. You don't just learn French by reading one intro-to-french book.

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nhebbDec 2012

5 weeks? That's practically a lifetime! Nothing tops "Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 10 Minutes":

http://www.amazon.com/Sams-Teach-Yourself-Minutes-2nd/dp/067...

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