C++ All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 854 pages
• Published by: For Dummies December 2, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764517953
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764517952
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 2 inches
• Weighs: 2.7 pounds

Product Description
There are almost as many programming languages these days as there are dialects at a Washington cocktail party. Among them all, however, C++ remains a favorite, especially for beginners. C++ is fast, powerful, fully compiled, and portable. If you’ve thought about learning programming, it’s a great place to start. And if you’re already experienced with C++, you probably know a well-organized reference guide makes a programmer’s life a lot easier.

C++ All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies is a guide that grows with you. It’s organized into seven convenient minibooks, each devoted to a particular aspect of C++. So whether you’re a beginner just learning the lingo, or a veteran who wants to find out how to write a Web service in C++ .NET by using the Managed Extension to C++ (and who actually knows what that means!) you can find the answers quickly and easily.

If you’re about to venture into C++ programming for the first time, Minibook I begins at the beginning and covers all the basic stuff you need to know. You’ll be ready to join the big kids when you reach the subsequent minibooks, which cover

• Understanding objects and classes, including UML and design patterns
• Fixing problems, debugging your code, and choosing a good debugger
• Advanced C++ programming
• Reading and writing files, with coverage of stream programming
• C++ .NET, which shows you how to program for Microsoft’s latest product, create Web services, build assemblies, and more
• Visual Studio 6.0 and MFC, featuring a discussion of writing software for Windows with Microsoft Foundation classes

No matter how accomplished a C++ programmer you are – or aren’t – there will always be times when you need a reference guide. C++ All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies gets you started with C++ programming, takes you as far as you want to go, and makes it easy to find out more whenever you want.

Book Info
Handy reference presents eight book-length modules that show readers how to conquer all aspects of C++, today's most widely used programming language for software applications. Softcover. CD-ROM included.

Reader Reviews
After forgetting ALL of the OO that I had learned, due to lack of use, I needed to learn C++ immediately for a writing assignment. The beauty of this book is that it presents manageable amounts of information very clearly, and then not only presents snippets of very understandable code, but walks you through each example. You then can type into the free C++ IDE/compiler supplied with the book. It brings home each topic in a linear fashion - no need to read a chapter three times. Clear, concise, well done. After taking many courses in other OO languages, I'm only now really understanding some of the concepts I never really understood. Cogswell is a really good writer, and he knows his stuff!