Reviews for Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example (C++ in Depth Series)

1. A very steep learning curve

   Rated 4 out of 5 stars, August 12st, 2009

   This is a great book, but I found it hard work to read.
   It throws the reader in with some subjects that my other C++ books leave til last.
   If you can stick with it you will learn lots, but dont expect a gentle ride. I personaly found some of the text explaining the code and concepts to be a little wordy and over complicated, I had to re-read parts often just to understand what the author was trying to convey.
   Otherwise a great book.
   
   I would recomend working through an alternative beginners book or two first, to give yourself a grounding in some basic concepts.
   these are two I found to be excellent for newbies
   C++: A Beginner's Guide, Second Edition (Beginner's Guides (McGraw-Hill))
   Beginning C ++ Through Game Programming, Second Edition
   

2. Excellent Beginners Guide!

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, August 12th, 2009

   The "Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example" Book was well worth the investment. I did try to dabble in the C++ Language with no real tuition at all. Kind of copy and paste till i got what I wanted(Obviously not the best was to go about it!) However, purchasing this book has allowed me to greatly expand the little knowledge I did have and bring out the coder in me!
   It does give out some great examples and gives you the basic platform in an advanced head on way which is explained in depth in an easy to understand way! Allowing you to begin coding straight away! The best way to get good at something is to try, try and try again (hands on / Practice) and this book allows you todo this from the off!
   
   Will definatly be lookin into the other C++ in depth series of books!
   
   
   

3. A very, very good book.

   Rated 4 out of 5 stars, June 12th, 2009

   As all the other reviewers say, this is a fantastic book. It just makes you a good C++ developer. There is just so much more than the average "C++ for beginners book" in there, yet in a such an easy to understand way. So many essential yet sometimes hard to find things, like simple STL, iterators, memory management, class design and templates are included in a very interesting way. My only minor complain is that sometimes, the author doesn't allow you to know which is the C++ feature that he is going to introduce, until he actually introduces it. On the other hand, that is an excellent way to learn for programming noobs who have no idea what a class is...Make no mistake though, this is not a noobish book, as at the final chapters it becomes quite advanced...
   Buy it, read it, twice.
   

4. Lives up to its title

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, June 12st, 2007

   This is a book for clever people who want to learn the C++ language fast, and who are capable of solving demanding programming problems. Everything about the book is thorough, and although the first chapters start with the basics the pace is both fast and involves much detail. This book is a test for those who think they can program in C++.

5. Pleasure to read and study.

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, May 12nd, 2007

   Agree with B. Prajapati "Birju Prajapati". The book is both a pleasure to read and study & is based on a deap understanding of the language.
   
   I spent my christmas vacation reading it a few years ago, and recently returned to it. C++ is still widely used, though it has been coopted for many used by Java & the .NET languages. So I return to this book from time to time.