In article <2ojps9$4u5@jake.esu.edu>, aser@esu.edu (Asser Moustafa)
writes:

> I am a student who is taking a C++ course next semester and would like
> to get a head start on knowing the language over the summer.  If
> anyone has purchased a certain C++ book before and found it to be
> very clear and of high quality material, then please mail me the
> ISBN number, the author(s) name, and book title.  I would greatly
> appreciate it.

An excellent, concise introduction is Cay Horstmann's "Mastering C++"
(Wiley, ISBN 0-471-52257-0). It is good on moving from Pascal or C to
C++, and is very helpful on Object-Oriented design.  A new book,
"Mastering Object Oriented Design" will be out soon.


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Charles Miller
student @ San Jose State U.
cbmiller@netcom.com

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Charles Miller
student @ San Jose State U.
cbmiller@netcom.com

In article <2ojps9$4u5@jake.esu.edu>, aser@esu.edu (Asser Moustafa)
writes:



>> I am a student who is taking a C++ course next semester and
would like
>>     to get a head start on knowing the language over the summer.
If anyone
>>     has purchased a certain C++ book before and found it to be
very clear and
>>     of high quality material, then please mail me the ISBN number,
the
>>     author(s) name, and book title.  I would greatly appreciate
it.


Bruce Eckel C++ Inside and Out ISBN # 0-07-881809-5

A super book to get started. Also there is a Teach yourself Borland
C++ in 21 days book that goes through a chapter a day.  I am really
new to C++ myself, I will be using it on a project that is coming up.
 After reading half of Eckels book I moved on to the 21 day book to
excelerate the Borland knowledge.  I will go back to the Eckel book
after I become more familiar with OWL and Windows development.  The
Lipman book that was recommended is also a very good book however I
would not recommend it as a book for first learning the langauge.
Eckel also should have his video tape for his book out by now.  He is
featured in Borland's Beyond the World of C++ and he is really sharp.
 I was fortunate enough to pick up his book and I have not regretted
it a bit.

Good luck

Jon Credit

Asser Moustafa (aser@esu.edu) wrote:

:  I am a student who is taking a C++ course next semester and would like
:      to get a head start on knowing the language over the summer.  If anyone
:      has purchased a certain C++ book before and found it to be very clear and
:      of high quality material, then please mail me the ISBN number, the
:      author(s) name, and book title.  I would greatly appreciate it.

The book we recommend (and use in the classes we teach) is Stan Lippman's
C++ Primer, 2nd ed., Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-54848-8.  Head and
shoulders above the rest.

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 I am a student who is taking a C++ course next semester and would like
     to get a head start on knowing the language over the summer.  If anyone
     has purchased a certain C++ book before and found it to be very clear and
     of high quality material, then please mail me the ISBN number, the
     author(s) name, and book title.  I would greatly appreciate it.

      Thanks,
                --Asser

                      e-mail:  aser@esu.edu

aser@esu.edu (Asser Moustafa) writes:


> I am a student who is taking a C++ course next semester and would like
>     to get a head start on knowing the language over the summer.  If anyone
>     has purchased a certain C++ book before and found it to be very clear and
>     of high quality material, then please mail me the ISBN number, the
>     author(s) name, and book title.  I would greatly appreciate it.

>      Thanks,
>                --Asser
>
>                      e-mail:  aser@esu.edu


Bruce Eckel:  C++ Inside & Out

sorry, no isbn.

lb