Preface to the First Edition
When the Waite Group first released C Primer Plus in 1984, the C language had been around for about a decade but was just beginning to boom. We take pride in the important role that our book played in introducing programmers to C. Today the C++ language, which derives from C, has reached a similar stage in its evolution. It's booming because it offers a new paradigm—object-oriented programming, or OOP—well-suited to modern programming needs. Thus, AT&T is rewriting UNIX in C++ because C++ improves the reliability, maintainability, and reusability of the code. Apple is using C++ to develop system software for its Macintosh line for the same reasons and because OOP techniques are a natural match to program features such ...
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