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From: broughtn@flamingo.metaphor.com (Justin Broughton)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Book Review: "The C++ WorkBook", Wiener & Pinson
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Date: 2 Mar 90 23:37:06 GMT
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As someone new to C++ I was obviously not aware of the inaccuracies. The book 
does however have its merits. It seems to take a much better approach to 
teaching C++ starting from OO principles (No buzz words intended I am sure).

I also like its honesty with respect to the obvious faults of C++ e.g.

"The more general support for generics ... is not well supported in C++. The
type void * is assignment compatible with a pointer to any other type. This
feature coupled with some macros and a lot of effort can provide additional
generic support in C++. Parameterized types, where the type is specified
by a parameter, offer a better solution for generic support"

Justin

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