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Summary: COMPLETE!
Review: If this book doesn't cover something with respect to C, C++, or C#, I don't know what it is.It took me a week to get through the C# material. Good low level information (help me understand the behind the scenes operations). I wish it had a C# compiler! (CD has C/C++)
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Summary: must have
Review: If you are going to code in C, there are two books you need to read, this one and K&R 'The C programming language.' This book is a sweet reference for C++ as well.
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Summary: Source code by the thousands
Review: If you are looking for programming examples, you must have this book. The CD-ROM has over 1,000 programs. I've made my way through the first 500 C programs using the compiler provided on the CD. Good stuff.
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Summary: Found reflection and meta data solutions
Review: My goal was to write generic code. Have not tried object queries with COM ... the examples made reflection very straight forward. Book discusses the underlying details. Helpful. Would love to find an equivalent book on VB.NET.
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Summary: Incorrect programming
Review: The approach to string pointers in this book is wrong. I have a working understanding of C and after reading the first 102 pages of this book I can tell you not to get this. It will set you back instead of helping you write solutions. I wonder how many of the examples in this book were actually compiled to see if they work. I know the one on page 102 definitely was not. This will not help you if you are trying to learn.
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Summary: Great way to learn C, C++, and C#
Review: The book covers all three programming languages. I have been programming in C under Unix. The book provides over 800 tips that examine all aspects of C. I used the 400+ tips on C++ to get up and running with classes, exceptions, ... I'm moving to C# next. The C++ compiler on the CD is great.
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Summary: Example programs that work.
Review: The book is huge ... I already know C and C++. My focus is on C#. However, the book provides a complete doc set for everything you could want to know on C and C++. The C# content is about 1/5 of the book. It builds on the C++ object info making it quite complete. All the examples are easy to use and work. Good info on C#. Lots of low-level code on object reflection and the use of meta data.
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Summary: A thousand plus working programs!
Review: The book presents sample progams with each tip (1700 tips). Each program's source code is on the CD -- along with a Borland C++ compiler (the programs work with a wide range of compilers -- from GCC on Linux to Microsoft). A great reference.
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Summary: Sloppy merchandising
Review: The only reason I bought this book was for the compiler. I'd already tried to download and run the free Borland C++ 5.5 compiler with no success. The book refers to the enclosed compiler as being a Turbo C++ Lite. So I bought the book thinking the enclosed compiler would be in a nice, easy to install package, much like Matlab, Autocad, etc. I soon found out that the enclosed compiler was actually the free download of Borland C++ version 5.5 which I can't run on my computer.
Very lazy and sloppy packaging. I expect better from a PhD/MBA. I'm thoroughly pissed.
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Summary: A brilliant book, but more depth would have made it perfect
Review: This book covers C and C++ programming in a topic by topic fashion (each topic is about half a page). It starts out with C then C++ then finally C#. By far the best coverage is of C then C++ then C#. I suspect that the book was ment to be used in class rooms for teaching C, and I believe that you can actually learn C and C++ using this book and make programs that works but the topic organisation makes this book even better for the working (windows) programmer. All OS dependent examples are for windows and as a topic manual it is quite good (MSDN is in my oppinion awfull when it comes to topics). It is one of the books I read on a regular basis when I need an idea for something I don't know or remember how to do. For C# the book is useless I wish that Jamsa would have included more MFC and managed .NET instead of C#, C# and the .NET framework is too massive for a book like this and all you get is an intro to the language (nothing usefull). He might as well have included Java :-) Put in another 1000 pages and make it cover advanced subjects also and it would be the only book you need. Overall for beginners to intermediate it is a good learners book for advanced programmers it is a good reference book
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