Re: which c++ book i am not able to get Accelerated C++
arnuld wrote:
hai folks,
well, it's me again and again, i am asking questions. anyway, with
your help i have finalised that i will start learning c++ (as you told
me that i do not need to know any OO language before c++). that was 15
days ago IIRC. now that with my skill set i went on to search for a
good book. my knowledge is limited to the following:
1.) "A gentle introduction to symbolic computation" - David S.
Touretzky
2.) "Practical Common LISP" - Peter Seibel
3.) "Prograing Ground up" - Jonathan Barlett.
last one is an assembly language book and i have read 1st 5 chapters
untill now. his style is good but author made his book too tight. so i
am not able to follow him on chapter 6. i started learning assembly
because i thought it's helpfull in learning pointers. i am thinking of
doing "Art of Assembly" by Randell Hyde before doing c++ but that is
not the question i am putting in front of you folks. actually i am
quite skeptical about doing c++ without learning assembly.
now, before asking question, as usaual i searched archives of
comp.lang.c++, alt.comp.lang.learn-c-c++, C++ FAQS and ACCU reviews.
then i made a list of books to purchase in order of priority. 1st one
was Accelerated C++, then some STL book by Josuttis then TC++PL 3rd
edition by stroustrup. unfortunately Accelerated C++ is not available
in India. i tried Google, Online Indian Publishers and everything but
was not able to find it. si i decided learning from C++ primer by
Lippman but i was put off by the ACCU review of it. at some point ACCU
says:
"the assumption being that the reader already has some experience with
a procedural programming language"
so i thought i am unfortunate because C++ primer is available in India
but i do not possess that background. also ACCU review of "C++ primer
Plus" is also the bad one.
i am not a newbie to programming as i have told you earlier. so what
book for me regarding c++? or you still say C++ primer/Prier Plus are
good ones, for me ?
any views.
thanks
-- arnuld
First, assembly is not a prerequisite for C++. Like may other things,
the background could be helpful depending on your application area, but
if you want to learn C++/OO, just learn C++/OO.
As for a C++ book, _Accelerated C++_ will probably be the best for you.
Why can't you order it from Amazon.com or some other web retailer? (I
ask out of ignorance.)
Cheers! --M
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