Beginning Programming with C++ for Dummies - Softcover

Davis, Stephen R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470617977 ISBN 13: 9780470617977

Publisher: For Dummies, 2010

Synopsis

Each book covers all the necessary information a beginner needs to know about a particular topic, providing an index for easy reference and using the series' signature set of symbols to clue the reader in to key topics, categorized under such titles as Tip, Remember, Warning!, Technical Stuff and True Story.

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About the Authors

Stephen R. Davis is a programmer and the bestselling author of several books on the C languages, including C# for Dummies, C++ Weekend Crash Course, and all editions of C++ For Dummies. He currently works for L-3 Communications in the area of Homeland Defense.

Stephen R. Davis is a programmer and the bestselling author of several books on the C languages, including C# For Dummies, C++ Weekend Crash Course, and all editions of C++ For Dummies. He currently works for L-3 Communications in the area of Homeland Defense.

From the Back Cover

Here's programming made easy (and fun!) with this guide to the popular C++ language

So you're dreaming of the exciting life of a programmer? You can make it happen with this book! Even if you barely know what programming is, you can learn to "speak" the C++ language, install and use the compiler, work with loops, understand objects and classes, get rid of bugs, and write real programs that work. It's all in these pages!

• How the thing thinks understand what a computer needs to work, what an algorithm is, and how programming languages function

• Tools of the trade install Code::Blocks, use the integrated development environment, and write your first program

• Express yourself learn to write simple expressions, declare integer variables, and make decisions within a program

• Love loops use loops and functions, divide your code into modules, eliminate bugs, and master the C++ pointer

• Think objectively grasp object-oriented programming concepts and work with classes and objects

Open the book and find:

• What a programming language must do

• How to work with integer expressions and character expressions

• Tips for keeping errors out of your code

• Four essential parts of a loop

• Different numerical variable types

• Why C++ pointers are important

• How to use constructors and destructors

• Advanced language features you'll want to know

Learn to:

• Think like a programmer and understand how C++ works

• Create programs and get bugs out of your code

• Master basic development concepts and techniques in C++

Find source code from the book and the Code::Blocks C++ compiler on the companion CD-ROM

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470617977
• ISBN 13: 9780470617977
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 430