C++ How to Program (8th Edition)

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Binding:	Paperback
EAN:	9780132662369
Label:	Prentice Hall
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Publisher:	Prentice Hall
Studio:	Prentice Hall

Editorial Reviews

For Introduction to Programming (CS1) and other more intermediate courses covering programming in C++. Also appropriate as a supplement for upper-level courses where the instructor uses a book as a reference for the C++ language.

This best-selling comprehensive text is aimed at readers with little or no programming experience. It teaches programming by presenting the concepts in the context of full working programs and takes an early-objects approach. The authors emphasize achieving program clarity through structured and object-oriented programming, software reuse and component-oriented software construction. The Eighth Edition encourages students to connect computers to the community, using the Internet to solve problems and make a difference in our world. All content has been carefully fine-tuned in response to a team of distinguished academic and industry reviewers.

Customer Reviews

On the surface this book appears to contain lots of good information. However, this book presents little change from the previous editions. The author(s) are very repetitive in the edition releases and the same stuff is carried over to the new editions. The book is poorly organized and the code samples are basic. At times it feels that the text is too detailed and then there are sections that seem skimpy. It is very difficult to use this book as a text in a course and still manage to keep students interested. Why do I give the book 1 star? One star is a horrible rating for a book. However, I feel that I must rate this book one star because it is selling for way too much money for what it is. If you balance what you get from this book with the price you pay for it, it makes a very bad deal. I do not recommend this book unless you can get a very good deal on it. I personally would not pay much for this book. It is simply not a worthwhile investment. If you must use this book for some reason, I would advise you to get a used, less expensive copy of a previous edition. Ideally, you should look at other books such as C++ Primer Plus, C++ Primer, and Thinking in C++. The latter can be found for free on the internet or you can buy from Amazon for a very reasonable price.

PS I am updating my score from one to four (!!!) as later chapters of the book are really well written compared to any other book on the market and I have seen almost all of them. Still too sad that Pearson does NOT provide with a Student Manual.

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I bought this book recently & book itself is good enough for a good understanding of several aspects of OOP/C++ and procedural programing.

However, for studying any computer language exercises and solutions to these exercises are needed. Unfortunately Publisher of the book did NOT provide me with any of the promised products in this book (I bought International edition as at present I am based outside of the US).

Therefore,

a) If buying US edition of the book please be aware that you will NOT be provided with any promised Students Solutions Manual.

b) If buying International Edition of the book please be aware that you will NOT be provided with any promised additional chapters to the book, solutions manual, and "online notes" (in which you mainly will listen what is already written in the book).

Hence, I strongly advise you to check all of these with Publisher before buying the book.

For more information please visit Publisher's website, under resources click Students Resources, then Online Companion, & Students Solutions manual and you will see that Students Solutions Manual is NOT available for US edition. For International you can see that no Online companion is available at all.

These remarks are for 8th US and International editions of the book.

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