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From: scs@vax3.iti.org (Steve Simmons)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: C++ Design (actually textbooks)
Summary: Tentative recommendation for Pohl
Keywords: Here's a review of three books...
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Date: 18 Jun 89 17:18:20 GMT
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In article <2727@ssc-vax.UUCP> dmg@ssc-vax.UUCP (David Geary) writes:
>In article <9474@alice.UUCP>, bs@alice.UUCP (Bjarne Stroustrup) writes:
>+ Should any of this increase your interest to the point where reading a
>+ textbook seems worth the effort here is a selection (in chronological order
>+ Pohl, Ira: "C++ for C Programmers"  [ ... ]
>+ [ ... ]

I'm part-way thru reading the Pohl book, and on the whole am pleased.
Like his book on C ("A Book On C", written with Al Kelley) it's fairly
low-level but clean and consise.  It clearly does not go into great
depth, but is a very good start for the audience indicated in the title.
I use the Kelley/Pohl book when teaching C, but supplement it with
Harbison and Steele.  From what I've see so far, "C++ For C Programmers"
would pair nicely with Stroustrup for teaching C++.

Caveat: I don't know C++ nearly well enough to teach it, so take the
appropriate grain of salt.

Steve Simmons         Just another midwestern boy
scs@vax3.iti.org  -- or -- ...!sharkey!itivax!scs
"Think of c++ as an object-oriented assembler..."