Learning to Program in C++

Foreword

The fundamental problem with most technical books is that the authors are just too smart for their readers' good. By the time one becomes an expert at a highly technical field, such as C++ programming, one has usually lost the knack of identifying with the poor struggling newbie. Also—it has to be said—most techies are not very good writers.

Fortunately, the most able 10% of programmers also tend to be rather good writers—and my old friend Steve Heller is well up in both categories. He's also clever enough to know that he's not really very good at thinking like a programming newbie, and to go find help from people who are.

But the book you're holding in your hands isn't just clever; it has a special, serendipitous magic that makes it ...