Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 378 pages
- Published by: Wiley; Pap/Cdr edition March 1, 2004
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0470863986
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470863985
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
- Weighs: 1.6 pounds
Product Review
“…’Good ‘rating: …like getting your brain to run a half-marathon…” (Focus, April 04)
"…Editors Choice…a great read and an great resource for would-be programmers…"(PC Utilities, May 2004)
“…highly recommended for beginners and intermediate C++ programmers…” (CVu October 04)
Book Description
You’ll be Programming with C++ within the hour Find out just how easy it is to write computer programs! Want to start programming but don't know where to start? Don't worry! With a radically different approach to programming, author Francis Glassborow demystifies programming concepts, and shows you how to create real applications with C++. Working with computing novice Roberta Allen he teaches you the basic elements of programming and will have you writing programs from the first chapter.
Discover how to:
- send secret messages
- create a Lottery Number Generator
- program Dr Conway’s Game of Life
- write memory games
- create electronic works of art
- produce animated and moving objects
Ideal for any computer enthusiast who wants to try their hand at programming
Reader Reviews
I bought this book for my niece. Guide her through it and she is having lots of fun. This book assume nothing from its user. As long as you are comfortable in using the keyboard and mouse, sufting the net and emailing, you have more than sufficient technical computer skills to learn from this book :) This book avoid the the pitfall of so many other introductory books for novice. It avoid the nitty bitty parts of programming at the beginning. Instead Glassborow concentrate on letting you learn and use the more advanced and actually easier feature of C++ on the word go. The book first guide you through the installation of the contents in the cd, which basically provide the novice with a nice and easy IDE and customised class and templates. From then he introduce the basic of C++, incorporating features and function of standard C++ library without referring to arcane topic such as pointers, etc. Novice also will learn the use of template and class, without first having to learn how to create one, which to me is a more natural way of learning. If you want to teach someone how to drive, teach them how to engage gear and step on the accelarator, not explaining the working of the engine and transmission. The examples used are interesting. If you work through all the examples, at the end of the book you could actually do some simple computer graphic using C++. My niece stay motivated throughout the whole book, and she have a good learning experience. And I think that is the most important part. Programming is a hard enough endeavour, and having a book that you can enjoy is really a big help. Overall, a great book for total novice. You learn the basic of programming and C++, and have fun along the way. Glassborow also use good and up to date coding style that comply with standard (well, as far as I can see, since I'm at best intermediate level at the time of writing this :)
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