Its gets annoying reading people asking about books and tutorials on "x" language all the time when it has already been posted 20 times before it. I realize people are looking for ways to learn and need help and I am all for that, so why not gather the top 5 books/web sites that are recommended for each language and make a sticky.
C++
1) www.gametutorials.com
2) www.cplusplus.com
3) www.msdn.com
4) Dietel and Deitel, C++ How to program 4th ed. - never used but supposed to be the best book out there.
5) Sam's Teach Yourself "x" Language in 21 days/24 hours - I didn't like too much but they have a vast selection to choose from and it was a decent starting point
www.cprogramming.com
C++
http://cplus.about.com/library/blcplustut.htm
Don't forget http://www.cppreference.com
and www.planet-source-code.com
Quote from: Raven on January 06, 2004, 01:10 AM
and www.planet-source-code.com
and www.pscode.com
and www.planetsourcecode.com
www.gamehackers.net has several books for c++ available for download for free in .pdf(Acrobat Reader) format. These books include but are not limited to Sam's Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days and C++ Programming For Dummies.
If you are to get a book I would strongly recommend getting a Dietel and Dietel book, all of them have an ant on them so its easy to find by browsing. I have bought/checked out/borrowed many C++ books including C++ for dummies and a couple of Sam's and I find them not very good, Dietel and Dietel is by far the best series out there for new learners and they have stuff in their books for advanced programmers such as parsing XML, networking, GUI, and much more.
I recommend the book "Industrial Strength C++", by Mats Henricson and Erik Nyquist, Prentice Hall PTR, 1997, ISBN 0-13-120965-5. It's based in the previous work "Programming in C++, Rules and Recommendations", by the same authors, 1990-92, Ellemtel Telecommunication Systems Laboratories.
These two are not C++ tutorials or reference guides, but a programming well-defined model, which includes all aspects of programming in C++ (including, but not limited to, style). Although I'm not agree with all it's contents, I've found them very interesting. They two are avalaible in the Internet, but now I don't remember where. However, I think that finding them will be an easy task.
don't get teach yourself c++ in 21 days :P
Quote from: DVX on February 21, 2004, 06:48 PM
don't get teach yourself c++ in 21 days :P
Seemed really good when I read it.
Maybe he means don't get teach yourself VC++ in 21 days? :-\
That's probably a common name; an author/publisher would be helpful.
C++ For Dummies by Stephen Randy Davis is what I have, it works, I'd recommend it.
Just for reference the books on .pdf at http://www.gamehackers.com/ are down for right now. I'll post when they are back up.
Also thanks for the references.
Quote from: Dyndrilliac on January 09, 2004, 11:31 AM
www.gamehackers.net has several books for c++ available for download for free in .pdf(Acrobat Reader) format. These books include but are not limited to Sam's Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days and C++ Programming For Dummies.
Can you get the exact link of where to download the books?
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I might upload the book to my website (since it's already in .html format) for all to view, as long as it doesn't eat my bandwidth to hell.
Let me know as soon as you do.
Let him know privately if it is a copyrighted material.
Great C++ gui tutorial/reference:
http://www.winprog.org/tutorial/
So much to choose from.. Finally.
Quote from: j0k3r on February 22, 2004, 03:16 PM
C++ For Dummies by Stephen Randy Davis is what I have, it works, I'd recommend it.
Ugh, I hate that book.
C++ A Beginners Guide Second Edition By: Herbert Schildt. Is a good book.
Wiley's Teach Yourself C++ by Al Stevens
Very easy to read, not dry material either! No C experience required.
Was google'n some plugin system info..
Came accross this it's very nice and complete still looking thru.
Link:
Plugin Architecture (http://www.lunaticsystems.com/index.php/documents/3)
I found a good at Barnes and Nobles that cost only 10 bucks. Teaches you the basics of c++ and thats about it but it has great detail and its for non-vc++ thank god.
Book Name:
C++ Programming in easy steps
Author:
Mike McGrath
ISBN:
0-7607-7138-3
I bought this Book about a year ago and it still helps alot every now and then.
"C++ Fundamentals" by Chuck Easttom, is what I'd suggest for the blatent beginner -- I started with it myself many a moon ago, $40 is what I paid then. I also recently came along an online version of it: http://www.charlesriver.com/resrcs/chapters/1584502371_1stChap.pdf