C++ for Dummies

C++ for Dummies
by Stephen R. Davis

C++ for Dummies
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Author: Stephen R. Davis
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-05-07
ISBN: 0764568523
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: For Dummies

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Book Review: I'm a C++ programming fool instead of a dummy now!
Summary: 5 Stars

When I started programming computers they were made of stone and the mouse was a hammer and chisel. Beginners All-purpose Instruction Code (BASIC) was the neatest language around and FORTRAN (formula-translation) was all the way up to version IV. I programed a TRS-80 to say "HELLO BOB" at every Radio Shack I entered and actually managed to land the lunar module on the moon once without smashing it into a million pieces!
Well, time and miles separated me from computers till I retired from my real job and bought an HP do-it-all. Waking up in the real world was not a plesant experience. Nobody knew what a line number was and object orented programming seems to be as common as a cold.
Enter C++ for Dummies. I bought the book, put the disk in my computer, and crashed the whole system! Fortunately for me the author provided an email address, and within a week he had me back up and running C++ code like I had been programming for years. The book is not perfect, few are, but if you want the basics and can deal with "Hello World" as a kickoff, it gets the job done very nicely.

Summary of C++ for Dummies

If you?ve thought of programmers as elite intelligentsia who possess expertise (and perhaps genes) the rest of us will never have, think again. C++ For Dummies, 5th Edition, debunks the myths, blasts the barriers, shares the secrets, and gets you started. In fact, by the end of Chapter 1, you?ll be able to create a C++ program. OK, it won?t be newest, flashiest video game, but it might be a practical, customized inventory control or record-keeping program.

Most people catch on faster when they actually DO something, so C++ For Dummies includes a CD-ROM that gives you all you need to start programming (except the guidance in the book, of course), including:

  • Dev-C, a full-featured, integrated C++ compiler and editor you install to get down to business
  • The source code for the programs in the book, including code for BUDGET, programs that demonstrate principles in the book
  • Documentation for the Standard Template Library
  • Online C++ help files

Written by Stephen Randy Davis, author of C++ Weekend Crash Course, C++ for Dummies, takes you through the programming process step-by-step. You?ll discover how to:

  • Generate an executable
  • Create source code, commenting it as you go and using consistent code indentation and naming conventions
  • Write declarations and name variables, and calculate expressions
  • Write and use a function, store sequences in arrays, and declare and use pointer variables
  • Understand classes and object-oriented programming
  • Work with constructors and destructors
  • Use inheritance to extend classes
  • Use stream I/O
  • Comment your code as you go, and use consistent code indentation and naming conventions
  • Automate programming with the Standard Template Library (STL)

C++ for Dummies 5th Edition is updated for the newest ANSI standard to make sure you?re up to code.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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