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Summary: Greatest beginners book
Review: 28, 10 minute excersices to teach you the basics of C++. One of the greatest books I have ever read, with very easy to understand relationships surrounding different programming aspects and real life. The best book I can suggest to a beginner of C++. It's very cheap too, only [....]
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Summary: Job Interview
Review: 5 stars because the book does what it claims. I had some background in C and was a novice in C++. I used this book to help organizing my C++ skill. I finished reading this book in one day. The second day I build up my very first template. Since then, I had been able to answer interviewers' questions like a pro and passed their C++ tests. My story is not amazing, but this book is. I only followed the chapters and really paid attentions in every detail.Later on when I started working and reading more advanced C++ books, I still go back to this packet book for its concise yet powerful explanations. I have also realized that while other books will spend pages to explain a single technique, this book uses one paragraph to do not just that, but also necessary cautions. However, I do think this book may be more helpful to those who has C/C++ background.
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Summary: Only 11 yrs old and I learned some new C++ debug tecniques!
Review: Basically the only new things i learned from this book are debugging tecniques using "try" and "catch". This is a total beginner's guide.
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Summary: Informative but dry
Review: Because learning programming is such a dry topic, it's really important that the author doesn't write in the same manner. I picked this book up having had no programing experience before and unfortunately this book didn't enlighten me as much as I had hoped it would. My displeasure isn't with the material in the book (which is very thorough considering its small size) but rather with its presentation. It was hard to stay focused on learning syntax when sifting through a barrage of technical terms and explanations. Also, the lessons do not build on one another as well as some other sources I've read since then. Overall, I would recommend this to anyone migrating from another language or anyone needing a refresher course. However, this book is not ideal for someone with no programming experience in the past. For that I would recommend the tutorials at www.cplusplus.com
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Summary: I highly recommend C++ in 10 minutes.
Review: C++ in 10 minutes is a wonderfully simple and clear book. It answers many common C++ questions with useful analogies. It's surprising what can be covered in a 10 minute session.
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Summary: A concise book for the beginner or intermediate
Review: Don't listen to the angry reviewers who not only were foolish enough to believe the publisher intended for you to get through a 200+ page book on programming in 10 minutes, but were also so impatient as to skip the introduction where the author explains that you will learn how to program in separate 10-minute lessons. This is an outstanding book for those of us who approach a programming language and are falling asleep with a 1000 page book that insists you read 50 pages on every minute detail of a simple topic. I found it extremely helpful to read through such a concise explanation before referring to the larger texts for more details when I need them.
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Summary: cheap surprise
Review: each lesson is designed to take 10 minutes. got started and find out if i want to continue with more detail and depth. i did not become an expert, but it was fun to learn.
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Summary: excellent little book
Review: I agree with all of the reviewers except the reader who didn't even read it. Write a review without reading a book? Well, I read it and loved it. This should not be the only c++ book you have; however, you should have it. It covers a large amount of topics in its 246 pages (counting the index). It could fit into your coat pocket and probably should be carried with you. If you are a c++ beginner that needs to have examples and short clear explanations of all of the basics and object-oriented c++ then this is the one. If you're looking for a c++ refresher course then this is the one. I loved it and have it next to me now. I didn't time myself, but I'm sure it took more than 10 minutes :) Please note that the author doesn't claim to be able to teach the language in 10 minutes, just 10 minutes a topic. The SAMS Teach Yourself in 10 minutes series is just that, a series, the author wrote a book for this series. The series is not intended to cover an entire language or application in 10 minutes. The books are short concise to the point books with "just meat". There are no long chapters and nothing that doesn't deal with the subject of the book. An example is: What is looping? How do we use it? Here is the framework of a looping construct, and then a code example. The entire book is set up in that manner. It is also arranged in a very well thought-out way, simple to advanced. You never learn a topic without acquiring the foundation for it first, so you're never lost. If you're a beginner don't skip around in this book. It's a very fast read anyway.
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Summary: Generally solid - but...
Review: I found this book to be very useful. If you want to pick up some good, solid footing in C++, with or without a background in programming - this book is for you. The format is clean: 10 minutes or so at a time is perfect for getting into the office a little early and running through a lesson or two prior to commencing your workday. There is source code available on the books actual website on http://www.samspublishing.net, which helps this become a learning exercise, rather than a typing exercise, for those of you whom are advanced enough to just want to read solid source code.
I do find that by chapter 15 some of the examples start to get somewhat dicey: I can't always tell if I am supposed to be entering this code, or if it's only for discussion. Later in the "Listings" it's clear that it was NOT for discussion and I will need to enter it in order to make the examples work. That's fine - perhaps the author can use that format as a 'puzzle' if s/he so chooses. Just make me hip to the joke.
If you are using Visual C++.NET you may want to find a book SPECIFICALLY for that environment, as this is all standard C++. Nothing wrong with that, mind you - but the .NET environment may require a little more 'gear grinding and lever pulling' to mitigate trouble should you come across any, if my experience is any judge ;)
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Summary: Great Book. I suggest it to all new C++ programmers!
Review: I found this to be a great book. It clearly and quickly covers all of the important aspects of the C++ language. You can actually read through this book and learn the language. I am a professional programmer and suggest that all new programmers I work with learn from this book. All of the core language syntax and constructs are covered in a small number of pages so there is a higher probability that a new programmer will actually read about all the language has to offer. This book is essentially a basic guide to the syntax of the language. It does not cover any of the standard libraries (I think that material would make the book less clear) so you should consider buying "The C++ Standard Library" by Josuttis as a reference to complement this book.
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