need some advice please

[melissak0421]

Next term, I'll be taking object oriented in c++, my professor isn't too keen on the book in the store and suggested we look elsewhere. Does anyone have any advice on some good c++ object oriented Programming textbooks?

Thanks!

[wolfgang]

Book I used. Very good in my opinion:

Starting Out with C++ - Early Objects
By Tony Gaddis, Judy Walters, and Fodfrey Muganada
Pearson Addison Wesley Publishing

[Moschops]

Books by Herb Schildt have a bad reputation; if you tend to avoid books with bad reputations, avoid those.

[Seraphimsan]

The first book I read on C++ was Herb Shildt. And it was terrible.

[melissak0421]

we had starting out with c++ early objects for my Programming I class

[quirkyusername]

I found effective c++ by Scott Meyers incredibly helpful. It's quite old now but most of what's in there is still relevant and very useful today.

EDIT: and I also had the older edition...I think he made a 3rd edition which is probably even better

[melissak0421]

after seeing some of the responses, I emailed my professor for a clarification on what he was looking for. Below was his reponse:

Although we will be reviewing some of the topics from previous C++
courses, we will also be discussing some new areas. Two topics of
particular note are the Standard Template Library (STL), and the
implementation of inheritance (we will be talking about this topic from
a design standpoint later this term). Also, a book that discusses the
whole context of object oriented programming would be best (rather than
focusing specifically on C++ syntax). So whatever book you consider
should cover these areas.

Hope this is a little more helpful. Thanks!