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From: jima@hplsla.HP.COM (Jim Adcock)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Book Reports
Message-ID: <6590153@hplsla.HP.COM>
Date: 15 Jun 89 23:57:59 GMT
Organization: HP Lake Stevens, WA
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Can anyone provide more information on the uncommented [or commented] books
below [the following extracted from a note by bs].  Which have you seen
in [better] bookstores?  Which have you sucessfully ordered from publishers?
Can you give us a one paragraph review of what you thought of the book?

> Stroustrup, Bjarne: "The C++ Programming Language," Addison-Wesley, 1986.

"The Bible." Similar in style and content to K&R for C.  Quite out of 
date in regards to new goodies promised for 2.0.  An update available soon?
The examples are good, but small, and one must program in C++ for awhile 
before one begins to appreciate them. Available in many computer book stores.
 
> Wiener, Richard S., Pinson, Lewis J.: "An Introduction to Object-Oriented
> 	Programming and C++," Addison-Wesley, 1988.

Famous for its mistakes, questionable style, ugly "lineprinter" font.  
But has lots of long program examples.  Available in some computer book stores.
 
> Berry, John: "The Waite Group's C++ Programming," Howard W. Sams & Company,
> 	1988.
> 
> Pohl, Ira: "C++ for C programmers," Benjamin Cummings. 1989.

I haven't seen it, but I've heard its good, that it starts right out with
meaningful examples since it assumes you already know C.
 
> Dewhurst, Steve and Stark, Kathy: "Programming in C++," Prentice Hall,
> 	ISBN 0-13-723156-3.
> 
> Lippman, Stan: "A C++ Primer," Addison Wesley ISBN: 0-201-16487-6
> 
> Hansen, Tony: "The C++ Answer Book," Addison Wesley ISBN: 0-201-11497-6
> 	(announced)
> 
> Gorlen, Keith: "A Guide to Object-Oriented Programming in C++,"
> 	John Wiley & Sons (announced)
>  
> Eckel, Bruce: "Using C++," Osborne/McGraw-Hill (July, 1989)