NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #1/NN_1993_1.iso/spool/comp/lang/cplus/18921

Text File | 1993-01-11 | 1.6 KB | 33 lines

Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Path: sparky!uunet!psinntp!bony1!email.bony.com!dturner
From: [e-mail] (Doug Turner)
Subject: Re: A Fine Beginner's Book on C++
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Lines: 21
Sender: [e-mail] (guest)
Organization: ***
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: 11 Jan 93 00:00:23 EST

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (M. Bersohn) writes:
> As the best beginner's book on C++ for somebody who knows C I
> recommend TEACH YOURSELF C++ by Herbert Schildt, published by Osborne
> McGraw Hill  ISBN 0-07-881760-9
> It is only a primer. There is no depth and it lacks detail; for
> example templates are not mentioned. BUT, there is a superb
> wealth of practice examples with answers and frequent quizzes
> with answers. The progression is quite gradual. This book is
> a highly efficient way to get started with C++, provided you
> know C. Incidentally this book is not mentioned in the FAQ.
There is no arguing taste...this book covers the syntax, but it really
does not show you how to teach you to use C++ effectively.  If you just
want to learn the syntax, then why not stick to Stroustrup's manual
(which, of course, goes much further than just the syntax)?  I think the
examples are often silly and repetitive, and the books shallowness (I
couldn't find one example of the use of composition, for example) makes
it pretty worthless for someone without an OOP background.  I would
consider this about the worst such beginner's book I have seen.
Doug Turner
Standard disclaimer
[e-mail]