C++ For Dummies - Softcover

Davis, Stephen R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764568523 ISBN 13: 9780764568527

Publisher: For Dummies, 2004

Synopsis

If you’ve thought of programmers as elite intelligentsia who possess expertise (and perhaps genes) the rest of us will never have, think again. C++ For Dummies, 5th Edition, debunks the myths, blasts the barriers, shares the secrets, and gets you started. In fact, by the end of Chapter 1, you’ll be able to create a C++ program. OK, it won’t be newest, flashiest video game, but it might be a practical, customized inventory control or record-keeping program.

Most people catch on faster when they actually DO something, so C++ For Dummies includes a CD-ROM that gives you all you need to start programming (except the guidance in the book, of course), including:

• Dev-C, a full-featured, integrated C++ compiler and editor you install to get down to business
• The source code for the programs in the book, including code for BUDGET, programs that demonstrate principles in the book
• Documentation for the Standard Template Library
• Online C++ help files

Written by Stephen Randy Davis, author of C++ Weekend Crash Course, C++ for Dummies, takes you through the programming process step-by-step. You’ll discover how to:

• Generate an executable
• Create source code, commenting it as you go and using consistent code indentation and naming conventions
• Write declarations and name variables, and calculate expressions
• Write and use a function, store sequences in arrays, and declare and use pointer variables
• Understand classes and object-oriented programming
• Work with constructors and destructors
• Use inheritance to extend classes
• Use stream I/O
• Comment your code as you go, and use consistent code indentation and naming conventions
• Automate programming with the Standard Template Library (STL)

C++ for Dummies 5th Edition is updated for the newest ANSI standard to make sure you’re up to code.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Create your first C++ program before you finish Chapter 1!

The fun and easy way® to start programming with this popular, object-oriented language

This friendly guide is now updated to cover the latest ANSI C++ standard. Even if you’re a programming newbie, you’ll be building and debugging C++ programs, creating source code, developing C++ pointers, making programming easier with the exciting new Standard Template Library, and more – all before you know it.

All this on the bonus CD-ROM

• Dev-C++, a full-featured, integrated C++ compiler and editor
• Source code from the book
• Documentation for the Standard Template Library

Discover how to:

• Understand class and object-oriented programming
• Use the Visual C++® help system
• Automate programming with STL
• Build an executable
• Create arrays and strings
• Install and use Dev-C++

About the Author

Stephen Randy Davis is the best-selling author of numerous books and articles including "C++ for Dummies", "C++ Weekend Crash Course", "C# for Dummies" and "C# Weekend Crash Course".  Mr. Davis has been programming for over 30 years. He currently works for L-3 Communications in the area of Homeland Defense.

About this edition

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0764568523
• ISBN 13: 9780764568527
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 432