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From: jbuck@galileo.berkeley.edu (Joe Buck)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Recommended book for C programmer learning C++
Keywords: books
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Date: 12 Nov 90 19:49:42 GMT
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In article <1148@teslab.lab.OZ>, andrew@teslab.lab.OZ (Andrew Phillips) writes:
> I am a new reader of this group so I apologize if this has been asked
> before recently.  I need a book to learn C++ for an experienced C
> programmer.  I read Stroustrup three or four years ago and got little
> out of it.  I have seen the following in a book shop:

> ARM                             Ellis and Stroustrup

Ellis and Stroustrup's "The Annotated C++ Reference Manual" is the de facto
language standard.  However, it's not intended to teach the language and is
definitely not for beginners.

> C++ Techniques and Applications Scott Robert Ladd

I am not familiar with this book.

> Using C++                       Bruce Eckel

This is OK, but most of the book describes programming under C++ version
1.2 and C++ version 2.0 is covered in an appendix.  This book was good
in its time, but unless you have an old compiler I wouldn't recommend it.

> Waite Group's C++ Programming   John Berry

This book is absolute crap and should not be foisted off on anyone.
The Waite Group should be thoroughly ashamed, as should John Berry.

> On browsing through these, I thought that Eckel looked to be most
> suitable.  I didn't even look at Berry as I bought an atrocious book
> of his before on programming the Amiga in C.

So Berry has a track record, does he?  It seems he's done it again.

I recommend Lippman's "C++ Primer" as the best book for learning the
language that I have seen.  Lippman is a member of Stroustrup's research
group, and the book is well-written and accurate.


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Joe Buck
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