This was the first book I ever read on C++ and I think the book does well what it intended to do: give the reader a quickie introduction to C++ and programming without requiring any background knowledge. You're certainly not going to be a proficient C++ programmer after reading it, but you will be familiar with the many of the concepts and buzzwords as well as the syntax. Having programmed in C and Basic before, I probably was not the book's intended audience, but I still got a lot of useful knowledge out of it without having to intensely study every code snippet. Probably the best thing the book gives you is the enough understanding of the basic concepts to tackle a more advanced book without being overwhelmed. Plus this book is proof that knowing C++ can (at least in one case) get you chicks.:-)
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This was the first book I ever read on C++ and I think the book does well what it intended to do: give the reader a quickie introduction to C++ and programming without requiring any background knowledge. You're certainly not going to be a proficient C++ programmer after reading it, but you will be familiar with the many of the concepts and buzzwords as well as the syntax. Having programmed in C and Basic before, I probably was not the book's intended audience, but I still got a lot of useful knowledge out of it without having to intensely study every code snippet. Probably the best thing the book gives you is the enough understanding of the basic concepts to tackle a more advanced book without being overwhelmed. Plus this book is proof that knowing C++ can (at least in one case) get you chicks. :-)