Accelerated C++
Practical Programming by Example
by Andrew Koenig and Barbara E. Moo
Addison-Wesley, 2000
ISBN 0-201-70353-X
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Reviews on the web
Kenneth R. Frazer
Francis Glassborow
(for the Association of C and C++ Users)
Jack Klein
Angelika Langer
Sören Meyer-Eppler
Rawitat Pulam
Peter N. Roth
(in Dr. Dobb's Journal)
Conrad Weisert
From the back cover
This is a first-rate introductory book that takes a practical approach
to solving problems using C++. It covers a much wider scope of C++
progamming than other introductory books I've seen, and in a
surprisingly compact format.
--Dag Brück, founding member of the ANSI/ISO C++ committee
The authors present a clear, cogent introduction to C++ programming in
a way that gets the student writing nontrivial programs immediately.
--Stephen Clamage, Sun Microsystems, Inc., and chair of the ANSI
C++ committee
Anyone reading just this one book and working through the examples and
exercises will have the same skills as many professional programmers.
--Jeffrey D. Oldham, Stanford University
Why is Accelerated C++ so effective? Because it
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Starts with the most useful concepts rather than the most primitive
ones:
You can begin writing programs immediately.
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Describes real problems and solutions, not just language features:
You see not only what each feature is, but also how to use it.
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Covers the language and standard library together:
You can use the library right from the start.
The authors proved this approach in their professional-education
course at Stanford University, where students learned how to write
substantial programs on their first day in the classroom.
Andrew Koenig (email)
retired in 2003 from AT&T's Shannon Laboratory.
A programmer for more than 35 years, 17 of them in C++, he has
published more than 160 articles about C++, and given talks on the topic
on three continents.
He is the author of C Traps and Pitfalls and co-author of
Ruminations on C++.
Barbara E. Moo (email)
is an independent consultant with 20 years' experience in the software
field.
During her nearly 15 years at AT&T, she worked on one of the first
commercial projects ever written in C++, managed the company's first
C++ compiler project, and directed the development of AT&T's
award-winning WorldNet Internet service business. She is co-author of
Ruminations on C++ and lectures worldwide.
She is currently working on the fourth edition of the classic C++ Primer,
which is expected to be available in February, 2005.
Accelerated C++