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Summary: Use it as a reference not a beginners book!
Review: Here is my recommendation. If do not know how to program in C/C++ and want to learn how, I would not recommend this book as it's layout suggests. It is more of a reference manual than a beginners guide. I am sure there are plenty of beginning books out there that are easier to digestTo be honest I already knew C/C++ before I got this book and I haven't read it chronologically at all. I initially purchased this book because it looked like a decent quick and dirty C/C++ reference guide. Don't understand how 'printf' can take multiple parameters? And you want to implement something similar in one of your own functions? This book has got it. Admittedly it won't have everything and I was looking for just a straight C reference not C++ or Win32 programming (have other books for that). But I found so far it has fit my needs as a C reference nearly perfectly in that respect. The only thing I wish it had was some information on network programming. The C programming in some sections seems to be geared towards DOS platform and not general ANSI C. Be aware of this. As most of that kind of stuff is outdated unless you still use DOS. I haven't done DOS programming in ages but so far with what I have read he tries to adhere to ANSI compliance on the majority of topics.
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Summary: Use it as a reference not a beginners book!
Review: Here is my recommendation. If do not know how to program in C/C++ and want to learn how, I would not recommend this book as it's layout suggests. It is more of a reference manual than a beginners guide. I am sure there are plenty of beginning books out there that are easier to digest To be honest I already knew C/C++ before I got this book and I haven't read it chronologically at all. I initially purchased this book because it looked like a decent quick and dirty C/C++ reference guide. Don't understand how 'printf' can take multiple parameters? And you want to implement something similar in one of your own functions? This book has got it. Admittedly it won't have everything and I was looking for just a straight C reference not C++ or Win32 programming (have other books for that). But I found so far it has fit my needs as a C reference nearly perfectly in that respect. The only thing I wish it had was some information on network programming. The C programming in some sections seems to be geared towards DOS platform and not general ANSI C. Be aware of this. As most of that kind of stuff is outdated unless you still use DOS. I haven't done DOS programming in ages but so far with what I have read he tries to adhere to ANSI compliance on the majority of topics.
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Summary: This Monster is Worth Every Page!
Review: I am a seasoned developer in both the Linux/UNIX and Win32 environments. I own just about all advanced C/C++ books and remember picking this up when I was still "wet behind the ears". Let's get to the review: This book is organized into tips(think of headers to sections being numbered), rather than pages. This may seem ackward at first, but it becomes irrelevant as you begin reading it. This book is a bit outdated, I don't remember whether or not it complies with the C99 or ANSI C++98 Standard. This book is based mostly on Win32 programming(both shell[dos] and graphical). This book covers EVERYTHING. There are some things in this book that you will NOT find in any other C/C++ book. It pretty much shows you every system call/function in standard C/C++ and Win32. It even covers using the ANSI driver(which can also be used in Linux) to create colored text within a prompt[I know, big deal, but find another book that covers that minute detail]. Overall, I believe this book is worth 5 stars. This book is expensive, and from what I know it is not offered many places except online(amazon). Bookstores no longer carry it as customers seem scared and apalled by the girth of this mofo. Excellent book!
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Summary: BEST C/C++ REFERENCE BOOK
Review: I am suprised that this didn't receive 5 stars overall. I own about 30 programming books and this one is my main REFERENCE, while I trust Herbert Schildt's book's for complete learning. You can get answers FAST. The book is loaded with useful ADVANCED TECHNIQUES, but is NOT INTENDED FOR BEGINNERS. Unlike most books, it answers the questions what, how, why, etc. For that reason, it deserves 5 stars.
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Summary: Forgetful Author
Review: I bought this book when i was first going to learn linux. although it's a nice book, and reference. It stumbled me quite a bit, that it used "custom macro's" but forgot to tell you later as you were reading it these were MACRO's rather then the actual code. So when you try to use some of the I/O it's stuck saying there is no command/macro with that name, but with all the examples you get used to the custom ones, rather then the real ones. And then you have to find it by hand. I reccemend this for people who like challenges and who are more familiar with this kind of language.. Not for beginners.. But it has some REALLY good examples. Bad thing, is the compiler is a shareware, and you don't really get the full product. (i don't think you do anyway)
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Summary: This work is not up to the level I expected from K. Jamsa
Review: I expected more from Kris Jamsa. I learned DOS from one of his books, way back in the days when a 12mhz '286 was a ripping fast expensive piece of computing iron. A lot of the criticism is true; the code has errors and in many cases seems not to have ever been tested. The book is much too large for it's gum binding and will definitely fall apart in time. I'm thinking of cutting it in half with a razor so that I get to at least choose where it falls apart. There are 1500 'tips' but many of the divisions are so arbitrary as to be laughable. I have no need of the included compiler and haven't tried it. All that said, as a working programmer/tech I find the book interesting and useful. Just don't pay full price for it like I did, I see I could have saved $10 bucks by getting it here at Amazon and that puts it closer to what it's really worth. It's not meant to teach C or C++. It's just a good book for those times when you think "how do I implement that derived constructor again?" or just for something to open at random and ponder. Sort of a programmers coffee table book. Just don't trust the code to be right until you've tested it yourself. I went to Jamsa Press website after buying the book and I see that Kris has sold the company. If this book is any indication of his level of interest, it's a good thing that he's apparently gone off to pursue his degree in financial planning. We'll miss you Kris, sorry to see you've burned out or whatever.
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Summary: For the experienced programmer
Review: I routinely program using FORTRAN language and bought this book to help me learn enough C/C++ to be able to link FORTRAN and C code together within the WINDOWS environment. Using this book and the help of other programmers I was able to get where I wanted to go. I found this book quite inclusive but also quite disjointed, especially for one just learning C. If I had no other programming experience, this book would have been very tough to grasp. To me, it presents the building blocks of the C language very well, but its hard to fit all these blocks together without some initial outside assistance. I agree that some of the author's wording is repetitive ("As you have learned" must have been his first phrase he was taught in school); and some of the examples don't compile- although some are meant not to compile and the user is left to straighten them out using information from previous readings in the book. I use 2 C compilers (the one in the text and one in my FORTRAN for WINDOWS suite); its interesting that some code compiles in the older compiler but not in the newer WINDOWS compiler; usually because older DOS functions are no longer supported in the newer compiler. Quite interesting since the WINDOWS C compiler is older than the book. Overall a good book for the experienced programmer, a toughie for the novice.
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Summary: Not for the beginner
Review: If you're a beginner to this languages this book is not the way to start. It's based on a compreensive list of examples and explanations of core functions of the languages library without explainning how to actually produce code. 4 stars for a good (but heavy :)) reference book
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Summary: True to its name
Review: The book promises to the be a programmer's bible -- I found the book true to its name. Covers all aspects of C and C++. Presents hundreds of tips on Windows programming as well. The C and C++ programs are platform independent. Good stuff.
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Summary: Excellent C Resource book but not for beginners
Review: This book presents numerous stand-alone topics and code samples that are grouped together in more or less logical chunks: Basic C language stuff, strings, functions, keyboard handling, files, directories, and disk operations, arrays, pointers, structures, DOS/BIOS, memory stuff, date/time. The book also contains a bunch of C++ topics such as the obligatory object/class and inheritance material, templates, exceptions, STL, windows programming topics, and some useful material on processes and threads. The book is not designed to be read through for a comprehensive understanding of any of the logical areas. Hence it is not suitable as a beginner's book. Rather it is designed for the programmer who is familiar, but not entirely proficient with C and just wants to know how to accomplish some very focused task: "gee, what's one way to spawn a process?" I program in C a fair amount, but am not a guru at it by any means, and so I have found this book to be very useful as a resource when I wanted to do something new. I hate wading through all the nonsense you get with most C references which are slanted towards beginners and not toward those of us who have to do something real, and really quick. Most of those books contain the same information and none of them ever seem to have just that piece of information you happen to need.
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