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Sams teach yourself C[plus plus] in 10 minutes
by Jesse Liberty · first published 2002
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C++ essentials in a convenient, easy-to-use format. Loaded with tips, new analyzed code, problem solving techniques, and new term definitions. Written by a best-selling author on C++ and updated by an experienced C++ developer and educator. Fully updated to the current ANSI C++ standard. C++ remains a popular object-oriented language and Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 10 Minutes provides a quick, focused way to learn the language. The author assumes no prior programming experience and begins by showing the reader the absolute fundamentals of what a program is and guides the readers to write th
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I liked Sams Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour A Day, it goes over C++14 and C++17 and it was really informative.
on “Ask HN: CS and programming books of 2017” ↗5 weeks? That's practically a lifetime! Nothing tops "Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 10 Minutes": http://www.amazon.com/Sams-Teach-Yourself-Minutes-2nd/dp/067...
on “Hackbright Academy Turns Women Into Developers In 10 Weeks” ↗…just "one magic thing", but I am a big believer in the "learning-by-doing" approach for this kind of stuff. If I recall, I think the thing that made everything stick was me reading through one of those "Sams: Teach Yourself C in blah days", then downloading Code::Blocks and making a very simple OpenGL application involving bouncing boxes (which happened to coincide with the physics class I was taking). I remember using that…
on “The Benjamin Franklin method for learning more from programming books” ↗i bought two books in 2000 at 17, same as you, the sams teach yourself C and C++ for dummies. Small world. thanks for sharing!
on “Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998)” ↗