I just purchased Bjarne Stroustrup 3rd edition.  I'm sorry I didn't get it
sooner.  Not a book for someone who programs by example, but for anyone who
wants to really learn all the nooks and crannies.

Ron Natalie wrote:

> Pedro Pires wrote:
>
> >
> >     The C++ Programming Language, 3rd Edition
> >     by Bjarne Stroustrup.
> >
> >  I'm about to purchase one of them but, I can't decide which.
> >  I already know how to program in C++,
>
> Then you definitely want the Stroustrup.  One can argue that this
> isn't the best ab initio book for learning C++, but every C++
> programmer is going to want to have this one in their library
> at some point.


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Pedro;

Take these comments from someone who is NOT a professional programmer.

I'm about 95% of the way through Stroustrup's book, it is very well
written.
It can be dense in places and I would have liked to seen a few more
examples.     The book could have been split into two volume, with STL
covered in one.    The coverage of STL is very good but in my opinion
left the material for the rest of the language dense.
A professional programmer shuld have little problem with the info.
I would suggest starting with Stroustrup!

Dave


>Hi:
>
> Has anybody red any/both of these book?
>
>    C++ Primer, 3rd Edition
>    by Stanley B. Lippman and Josee Lajoie.
>
>    The C++ Programming Language, 3rd Edition
>    by Bjarne Stroustrup.
>
> I'm about to purchase one of them but, I can't decide which.
> I already know how to program in C++, I just want to know about the new
>features in the ANSI standard.
> Which one would you recomend?
>
>--
>                                       Pedro Pires
>

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Pedro Pires wrote:
>
>  Has anybody red any/both of these book?
>
>     C++ Primer, 3rd Edition
>     by Stanley B. Lippman and Josee Lajoie.
>
>     The C++ Programming Language, 3rd Edition
>     by Bjarne Stroustrup.
>
>  I'm about to purchase one of them but, I can't decide which.
>  I already know how to program in C++, I just want to know about the new
> features in the ANSI standard.
>  Which one would you recomend?
>

I have read both.  I think the C++ Primer is especially good since it is
written for the beginner to intermediate level programmer.  Even tho I
have been programming C++ for a number of years, the standard language
is a new language and I have found it very helpful to go back to the
basics.  I would recommend reading the Primer first, then follow up with
Stroustrup's book.


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David P. Riedel wrote in message <358C0115.3858@ntplx.net>...
>Pedro Pires wrote:
>>
>>  Has anybody red any/both of these book?
>>
>>     C++ Primer, 3rd Edition
>>     by Stanley B. Lippman and Josee Lajoie.
>>
>>     The C++ Programming Language, 3rd Edition
>>     by Bjarne Stroustrup.
>>
...
> I would recommend reading the Primer first, then follow up with
>Stroustrup's book.


I would second that recommendation.  Any professional C++ programmer
would probably won't both books.  Unless you are already knowledgeable
about basic C++ language constructs, the book by Lippman and Lajoie
would be a better starting point.

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Hi:

 Has anybody red any/both of these book?

    C++ Primer, 3rd Edition
    by Stanley B. Lippman and Josee Lajoie.

    The C++ Programming Language, 3rd Edition
    by Bjarne Stroustrup.

 I'm about to purchase one of them but, I can't decide which.
 I already know how to program in C++, I just want to know about the new
features in the ANSI standard.
 Which one would you recomend?

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In article <35893083.B0F30A02@no-spam-alfa.ist.utl.pt>, Pedro Pires <l40223@no-spam-alfa.ist.utl.pt> wrote:
..
>    The C++ Programming Language, 3rd Edition
>    by Bjarne Stroustrup.
>
> I'm about to purchase one of them but, I can't decide which.

I am very fond of Bjarne's book.  It is a bit long, but that is
partially because of the increased heft of the standard.  I could
not offhand see any material that I would have cut, and it has
saved me from some doozy errors, along with the Scott Meyers
books.

Scott


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Pedro Pires wrote:

>
>     The C++ Programming Language, 3rd Edition
>     by Bjarne Stroustrup.
>
>  I'm about to purchase one of them but, I can't decide which.
>  I already know how to program in C++,

Then you definitely want the Stroustrup.  One can argue that this
isn't the best ab initio book for learning C++, but every C++
programmer is going to want to have this one in their library
at some point.



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Pedro Pires wrote in message <35893083.B0F30A02@no-spam-alfa.ist.utl.pt>...
> Has anybody red any/both of these book?
>
>    C++ Primer, 3rd Edition
>    by Stanley B. Lippman and Josee Lajoie.
>
>    The C++ Programming Language, 3rd Edition
>    by Bjarne Stroustrup.
>
> I'm about to purchase one of them but, I can't decide which.

The table of contents of contents and sample chapter(s) are available for
both these titles.  I suggest you examine them, and judge which looks best
suited for you.

Andrew

C++ Primer:
http://cseng.aw.com/bookdetail.qry?ISBN=0-201-82470-1&ptype=0

C++ Pgm Lang, 3rd:
http://www.research.att.com/~bs/3rd.html
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In article <35893083.B0F30A02@no-spam-alfa.ist.utl.pt>, Pedro Pires
<l40223@no-spam-alfa.ist.utl.pt> wrote:

>Hi:
>
> Has anybody red any/both of these book?
>
>    C++ Primer, 3rd Edition
>    by Stanley B. Lippman and Josee Lajoie.
>
>    The C++ Programming Language, 3rd Edition
>    by Bjarne Stroustrup.
>
> I'm about to purchase one of them but, I can't decide which.
> I already know how to program in C++, I just want to know about the new
>features in the ANSI standard.
> Which one would you recomend?

I recommend both. But don't buy them, check them out at your local library
and read them over. Decide for yourself which is best, then buy it.

If your library doesn't have them, you can get them through the
Inter-Library Loan system. Ask your librarian about this.

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Pedro Pires wrote in message <35893083.B0F30A02@no-spam-alfa.ist.utl.pt>...
> Has anybody red any/both of these book?
>
>    C++ Primer, 3rd Edition
>    by Stanley B. Lippman and Josee Lajoie.
>
>    The C++ Programming Language, 3rd Edition
>    by Bjarne Stroustrup.
>
> I'm about to purchase one of them but, I can't decide which.
> I already know how to program in C++, I just want to know about the new
> features in the ANSI standard.  Which one would you recomend?

Get Bjarne's book.  It is more detailed.
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Creative SolutionWare, Inc.
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