Books

[YvngSavage]

Hello all! I plan on buying C++ Primer (5th Edition), and Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++. My question is, would it be a good idea for me to get both of these books? I've real thatProgramming: Principles and Practice Using C++ is more of a philosophic perspective of programming. And I don't know if it's a good book to reference if C++ Primer (5th Edition) is unclear on a certain subject! Any help is much appreciated !

[shadder]

Well, I don't know about both books, all I can say is that you should/may read one book at a time..

PS: online resources are also good

[48T7M4Gy]

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/388242/the-definitive-c-book-guide-and-list

[YvngSavage]

I don't plan on reading both of them as once lol. @programmer007

@kemout I've looked through that page and it says that one of the books is a beginner, and the other is intermediate. I though a little differential in skill level being shown could be helpful if I get stuck, you know what I'm saying? Sorry if this dosent make sence, I'm a little sleep deprived, I have a corrupt hard drive to fix :P

[JLBorges]

For some more information, see:
'4. Learn More' https://isocpp.org/get-started
https://isocpp.org/wiki/faq/how-to-learn-cpp#buy-several-books

[Little Captain]

If you're just learning C++, start with C++ Primer or at least a book that deals more on the practical side of coding without too much technical jargon.

One thing I've noticed from Stroustrup is that he likes to really teach the theory (which is good, but it messes some people up) at a very early stage. While this may work for some people, keep this in mind if you're not one of them.

If you look at his book's Preface, xxvi - available on Amazon - even Stroustrup declares that, "This is not the easiest book on beginning programming..."

My advice is to go for a book that gives you a nice balance between practical and theory; once you get the overall concept down, it's not too expensive to purchase a second book that is more theory-based and refine your programming skillset from there.

Cheers!
Joe
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[YvngSavage]

Thanks @Little Captin that's pretty much what I've been trying to get at lol. I think I will still be purchasing both books for the fact I like to see something from a different perspective than just programmimg. Thanks for the replies all!