Through C to C++

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 736 pages
• Published by: Jones & Bartlett Publishers; First Edition edition December 31, 1989
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0763703192
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0763703196
• Book Dimensions: 9.8 x 8 x 1.3 inches
• Weighs: 2.8 pounds

Book Description
Assuming no prior knowledge of programming, this book has been written for use in the ACM-recommended curriculum for CS1 and is aimed at a broad audience of students in science, engineering and business. Chapters 1-7 provide a gradual introduction to the basics of programming where much emphasis is placed upon good practice involving program design and the implementation of structured programs. Chapters 8-14 introduce data structures. Chapters 16-18 extend the student's knowledge of ANSI C by introducing extensions to the language using C++. In addition to an exposition of C and C++, the text contains a comprehensive appraisal of many topics found in data structures arrays, records, recursion, linked-lists, queues, stacks, and binary trees; in data processing sorting, searching, merging, report writing and data validation; and in programming structured programming, modularity, data abstraction and object-oriented programming.

Reader Reviews
This book isn't worth the paper it is printed on. It simply isn't standards compliant and the presentation is just plain boring. The main thing that sticks out about this book is the author's insistence on using void main(void) in ALL the examples in the book. What happened to standard's compliance? Don't buy it. If you need a book on C, this isn't it. If you need a book on C++, this ain't it either. For C++, I'd recommend Thinking in C++ Vol 1 & 2 by Bruce Eckel. These are good and interesting as well. For C, the C Programming Language by K&R is a good read. Comment | | (Report this)