Re: [Dev-C++] OT: A Good C++ Book ?

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Sami Barakat wrote:
> I have been learning C++ for about 4 months now from online free=20
> resources and i feel that i would like to gain a better understanding o=
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> the language and become more advanced at it. I know 4 months isn't much=
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> time but I have done programming in PHP before and grasped the basics o=
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> C++ pretty easily.
> I am simply asking people from the list if they could recommend any GOO=
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> C++ programming books that are not Visual Studio, because i would like=20
> to program on Linux as well as Windows without having to do major=20
> changes to the code, so will be using the gcc compiler all the time. It=
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> would also be nice if the book could explain how to program using=20
> sockets ( I know they are different for Windows and Linux ). I am doing=
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> this more as a hobby at the moment and maybe later on take a course at=20
> uni in it. Im not too bothered about how much the book may cost, all i=20
> am really interested in is the clarity of the book and how far i can go=
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> with it ( I want to go far :) ).

Well, the de facto standard book is Bjarne Stroustrup: The C++=20
Programming Language. It has everything about C++, but it can be a bit=20
too techy sometimes. But I think that's not a problem for you, as you=20
already learned C++, so I recommend that book. It describes OO=20
programming in general with C++, exceptions, classes, etc. - all aspects=20
of C++ in general, and quite well. Also, it describes the STL, and all=20
what it has plus how to use it efficiently. As it discusses C++ and STL=20
generally (presents the C++ standard), it can be considered platform=20
independent.

As you told you learned programming, AND also C++, I think this book=20
will be the best for you. You'll find everything inside what you might=20
ever need.

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