I deeply admire what they did, but this information is better gotten elsewhere. The writing style and organization system are painful and the examplesI deeply admire what they did, but this information is better gotten elsewhere. The writing style and organization system are painful and the examples are unpleasant....more
I needed to brush up on my C++ after not having used it for a long long time. This book was fine and did the job, but it was pretty uninspiring. TowarI needed to brush up on my C++ after not having used it for a long long time. This book was fine and did the job, but it was pretty uninspiring. Towards the end, it felt quite messy and jumbled. It also didn't sell the language very well. A lot of the time I found myself thinking, "Yuck. Why not just use C?". When you make a language seem less convenient than C, I think there's a problem.
I think a better book probably could have presented the language in an inspiring way that would have made me want to use it. Instead of making me think C++ is a crufty language that's a chore to get anything done in....more