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From: rcm@tropix.UUCP (Robert C. Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Readable C++ book
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Date: 28 Mar 88 18:01:17 GMT
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Reply-To: rcm@tropix.UUCP (Robert C. Moore)
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In article <804@imsvax.UUCP> bob@imsvax.UUCP (Bob Burch) writes:
>
>Could anybody suggest a readable book (as opposed to Stroustrup's book)
>on the subject of C++?  Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Ted Holden
>HTE

Two very readable books come immediately to mind:

Object Oriented Programming, An Evolutionary Approach
	by Brad Cox, Productivity Products Int'l
	Addison Wesley, 1987 ISBN 0-201-10393-1

	On object oriented programming in general, and C++, 
Smalltalk, and Objective C (his company's product) are used
extensively.  Very clear and well motivated.  Heavily emphasizes
reusability of code and "Software IC's".  I especially enjoy
his perspective on Structured Design and the Maginot Line,
(build a huge defence against change and maybe you can delay the
inevitable a bit) compared with object oriented programming
and the Swiss Defense (prepare for change and control the extent
of the effect of change on the total project).
See Cox's article in IEEE Software, Jan 84, pg 50-60 and BYTE
Aug 86, pg 161-176.

An Introduction to Object Oriented Programming and C++
	by R S Wiener and L J Pinson, U of Colorado, Colo. Springs
	Addison Wesley, 1988 ISBN 0-201-15413-7

	Builds on C and, again, very easy to read.  Just
got my copy today (it went to press last week), so you'll
need to go directly to the publisher for a copy.


C++ for the IBM PC
	by John Berry, Foothills College, Cal
	Howard Sams, ms form

	Will be even simpler, presenting C++ to the masses.  I
havn't seen a copy yet.

John Carolan (Glockehshpiel Ltd., Belfast Ire) is also writing a
top notch book on C++.  Again, I havn't seen a copy.




					Bob Moore
					Tropel
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