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Author: Siddhartha Rao
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Learn C++ in Just One Hour a DayCompletely updated for the C++11 standard,
Sams Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day presents the language from a practical point of view, helping you learn how to use C++11 to create faster, simpler, and more efficient C++ applications.
- Master the fundamentals of C++ and object-oriented programming
- Understand how C++11 features help you write compact and efficient code using concepts such as lambda expressions, move constructors, and assignment operators
- Learn the Standard Template Library, including containers and algorithms used in most real-world C++ applications
- Test your knowledge and expertise using exercises at the end of every lesson
Learn on your own time, at your own pace:
- No previous programming experience required
- Learn C++11, object-oriented programming, and analysis
- Write fast and powerful C++ programs, compile the source code with a gcc compiler, and create executable files
- Use the Standard Template Library’s (STL) algorithms and containers to write feature-rich yet stable C++ applications
- Develop sophisticated programming techniques using lambda expressions, smart pointers, and move constructors
- Learn to expand your program’s power with inheritance and polymorphism
- Master the features of C++ by learning from programming experts
- Learn C++11 features that allow you to program compact and high-performance C++ applications
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I: THE BASICS
LESSON 1: Getting Started with C++11
LESSON 2: The Anatomy of a C++ Program
LESSON 3: Using Variables, Declaring Constants
LESSON 4: Managing Arrays and Strings
LESSON 5: Working with Expressions, Statements, and Operators
LESSON 6: Controlling Program Flow
LESSON 7: Organizing Code with Functions
LESSON 8: Pointers and References Explained
PART II: FUNDAMENTALS OF OBJECT-ORIENTED C++ PROGRAMMING
LESSON 9: Classes and Objects
LESSON 10: Implementing Inheritance
LESSON 11: Polymorphism
LESSON 12: Operator Types and Operator Overloading
LESSON 13: Casting Operators
LESSON 14: An Introduction to Macros and Templates
PART III: LEARNING THE STANDARD TEMPLATE LIBRARY (STL)
LESSON 15: An Introduction to the Standard Template Library
LESSON 16: The STL String Class
LESSON 17: STL Dynamic Array Classes
LESSON 18: STL list and forward_list
LESSON 19: STL Set Classes
LESSON 20: STL Map Classes
PART IV: MORE STL
LESSON 21: Understanding Function Objects
LESSON 22: C++11 Lambda Expressions
LESSON 23: STL Algorithms
LESSON 24: Adaptive Containers: Stack and Queue
LESSON 25: Working with Bit Flags Using STL
PART V: ADVANCED C++ CONCEPTS
LESSON 26: Understanding Smart Pointers
LESSON 27: Using Streams for Input and Output
LESSON 28: Exception Handling
LESSON 29: Going Forward
APPENDIXES
A: Working with Numbers: Binary and Hexadecimal
B: C++ Keywords
C: Operator Precedence
D: Answers
E: ASCII Codes
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- Series: Sams Teach Yourself
- Paperback: 768 pages
- Publisher: Sams Publishing; 7 edition (May 20, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0672335670
- ISBN-13: 978-0672335679
- Product Dimensions: 1.6 x 7 x 9 inches
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Free Sams Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day
/********** Conclusion **********/
Due to the two major cons below, I will not recommend this book, but instead recommend two others:
1) SAMS Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days (5th Edition). If you want to learn C++ from scratch and have any trouble at all following other books, that book will be a godsend for you.
2) Once you finish that book, pick up The C++ Standard Library to learn about the STL and newer C++11 features in greater depth.
/********** PROS **********/
1) The same wonderful layout that SAMS books are known for. It makes quick referencing and look-up of key points easy.
2) Covers more of the STL than older editions.
/********** CONS **********/
1). The author in this book is not nearly as user-friendly in their explanations as authors of the 5th edition. While writing a tutorial on functions for my students, I looked to this book as a reference. The very first sentence on functions in this book is the following:
"Functions in C++ are the same as functions in C. Functions are artifacts that enable you to divide the content of your application into functional units that can be invoked in a sequence of your choosing."
The first problem with this introduction line is that this book is for beginners who probably don't know C, so that's a dumb assumption to make. The second problem with it is that nobody refers to functions as artifacts just because they are functions, and regardless, referring to them as artifacts does nothing to enhance the beginner's understanding of functions. Both of these points are part of the main problem which is that this is an absolutely HORRIBLE explanation for the novice this book is targeted at. No student of mine will learn from language like this.
Very good implementation of the "an Hour a Day" concept
The structure of the book is very good to work in small units - exactly as promised by the title. I handed the book to my son, who is interested in C++ programming. He had some experience programming with friends, but it was not very well structured.
We used the one hour lectures to update specific topics, where he felt gaps in his knowledge without reading the complete book. So what comes in very comfortable for this kind of use is:
- the explanations are very good, clear, easy to understand
- the book is an easy read, because it works very well with different type styles for text, source code etc., with diagrams and text boxes for important stuff like notes and warnings. And it does so, without destructing from the content.
- the examples are very short - but to the point. That is important, so that the learning person does not get destructed by too many details. An additional goody: after each example there is "analysis" section, that explains what should be learned from the sample.
- on the other hand - some details did really surprise me positively, like the description of array initialisation - which is often omitted in beginners books
For readers, who start at the beginning and work himself/herself through the book, I like to mention, that the book only uses pipe input/output (cin, cout) and introduces strings and other std library classes very early. I think it is important, that modern books do not try to first teach C and then expand to C++ concepts.
The content is very satisfying: from basics, pointers, classes, inheritance and polymorphism it reaches to templates, a very good STL overview to smart pointers, exception Handling and - C++11 standard - Lambda expressions.