Wiley's Teach Yourself C++ - Softcover

Stevens, Al

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764526448 ISBN 13: 9780764526442

Publisher: Wiley, 2003

Synopsis

* The number one C++ self-study course from the nation's number one C++ authority, the author of the Dr. Dobb's Journal "C Programming" column since 1988
* Completely updated with the latest revisions to the C++ compilers, this book uses a tutorial approach to teach one of the most widely used, yet hard to learn, programming languages-more than 100,000 copies sold over all editions
* Provides a complete working program to teach each lesson and carefully builds on previous lessons for greater understanding
* CD-ROM includes a complete Windows-hosted IDE and C++ compiler suite, allowing the reader to compile, run, and experiment with the example programs for a complete tutorial experience

About this title

From the Publisher

Updated to include the latest ANSI/ISO C++ standards and follows the new Teach Yourself easy-to-use, modular layout.

Companion CD includes all source code and Quincy 99, a complete Windows 98-hosted IDE (integrated development environment) designed by Al Stevens and integrated with the example programs from the book. Quincy 99 contains a programmer's editor, the GNU C/C++ compiler, and interactive source level debugger.

Includes several hundred fully working example programs that compile and run with any Standard C++ compliant compiler system.

From the Back Cover

Learn C++ programming from a Dr. Dobb’s Journal expert, right at home

Here’s your class schedule for learning the powerful, robust C++ language directly from an expert programmer and instructor. In this fully-updated volume, you’ll learn through a tutorial approach that provides a complete working program, not fragments, to teach each lesson. All code and examples are up to date and fully compliant with the latest updates to the C++ compilers, and every lesson is completely integrated with the Windows-hosted IDE on the CD-ROM. You learn at your own pace, from a leader in the field.

• Compile, run, and experiment with sample programs using the complete IDE and C++ compiler suite on the CD-ROM
• Gain a basic understanding of C++ history, the core C++ language, the standard C++ library, and the standard template library
• Start writing simple C++ programs quickly and progress at your own speed to advanced programming
• Understand functions, program flow control, structures and unions, and data type organization
• Explore pointers, addresses, and dynamic memory allocation
• Comprehend preprocessing directives and compile-time conditional directives
• Work with classes, constructors and destructors, conversion, class objects, and class members
• Learn from platform-independent examples that work with any platform

All this on CD-ROM

• Quincy 2002: Freeware Windows-hosted programmer’s Integrated Development Environment (IDE), created by the author.
• MinGW 3.2: Open Source GCC C/C++ compiler system.
• Example programs: All the source code for the program listings in the book.
• Wedit: Freeware resource editor.
• Artistic Style: GPL formatter that automatically reindents and reformats C/C++/C#/Java source code.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0764526448
• ISBN 13: 9780764526442
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 738