need better instruction book

[EdJones33]

After reading only two chapters of the 2013 edition of _C++ Primer_ I have absolutely had it with that book. It's laid out like a dense reference manual for expert C++ programmers rather than an instruction book for people who might know programming in general and/or another language but don't know C++. The second chapter (on variables) covers every imaginable variable type and permutation of declarations, initializations, etc. the way some coding standard or expert reference or disorganized glossary would. As a learning tool for C++ novices it's worse than terrible.

Can anyone suggest a better book to learn C++ from? I haven't tried the tutorials on this website yet. Maybe I should.

[anup30]

C++ Programming in easy steps - by Mike Mcgrath

is an easy book for beginners.

you can also visit learncpp.com

[poteto]

Just read the sites tutorial, then immediately jump to video game programming on lazyfoo.net

[anup30]

SDL or SFML ?

[Avilius]

Lazy Foo only teaches SDL and OpenGL.