C++ Without Fear: A Beginner's Guide That Makes You Feel Smart - Softcover

Overland, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0134314301 ISBN 13: 9780134314303

Publisher: Pearson, 2015

Synopsis

Learning C++ Doesn’t Have to Be Difficult!

Have you ever wanted to learn programming? Have you ever wanted to learn the C++ language behind many of today’s hottest games, business programs, and even advanced spacecraft? C++ Without Fear, Third Edition, is the ideal way to get started. Now updated for the newest C++14 standard and the free Microsoft Visual C++ Community Edition, it will quickly make you productive with C++ even if you’ve never written a line of code!

Brian Overland has earned rave reviews for this book’s approach to teaching C++. He starts with short, simple examples you can easily enter and run. Within a couple of chapters, you’ll be creating useful utilities, playing games, and solving puzzles. Everything’s simplified to its essentials, patiently explained, and clearly illustrated with practical examples and exercises that help you make progress quickly.

Overland reveals the “whys” and “tricks” behind each C++ language feature. And you’ll never get bogged down in complex or pointless examples: He keeps you 100% focused on learning what works and what matters―while having fun!

This new and improved edition

• Covers installing and using the free Microsoft Visual C++ Community Edition― but you can use any version of C++
• Explains valuable improvements in the new C++14 standard
• Modularizes C++14 coverage so it’s easy to write code that works with older versions
• Teaches with even more puzzles, games, and relevant exercises
• Offers more “why” and “how-to” coverage of object orientation, today’s #1 approach to programming
• Presents more ways to use Standard Template Library (STL) code to save time and get more done
• Contains an expanded reference section for all your day-to-day programming

Whether you want to learn C++ programming for pleasure or you’re considering a career in programming, this book is an outstanding choice.

About this title

About the Author

Brian Overland published his first article in a professional math journal at age 14.

After graduating from Yale, he began working on large commercial projects in C and Basic, including an irrigation-control system used all over the world. He also tutored students in math, computer programming, and writing, as well as lecturing to classes at Microsoft and at the community-college level. On the side, he found an outlet for his lifelong love of writing by publishing film and drama reviews in local newspapers. His qualifications as an author of technical books are nearly unique because they involve so much real programming and teaching experience, as well as writing.

In his 10 years at Microsoft, he was a tester, author, programmer, and manager. As a technical writer, he became an expert on advanced utilities, such as the linker and assembler, and was the “go-to” guy for writing about new technology. His biggest achievement was probably organizing the entire documentation set for Visual Basic 1.0 and having a leading role in teaching the “object-based” way of programming that was so new at the time. He was also a member of the Visual C++ 1.0 team.

Since then, he has been involved with the formation of new start-up companies (sometimes as CEO). He is currently working on a novel.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0134314301
• ISBN 13: 9780134314303
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 624