Problem Solving with C++: The Object of Programming, Fifth Edition

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Summary: Lots of hand-holding and fluff - little insight
Review: It's a mediocre book and I'll tell you why:
1. an alternative title could be: C++ for Idiots.
2. VERY intro level text - get ready to learn (yet again) how to use a "for" loop.
3. Very wordy and obtuse writing style: I found myself trying to scan/skim for some actual information - most of the text seems like fluff. The good news is that they do give you more concise colored boxes throughout; these give you syntax rules and a brief description of new commands/functions. But if this is all the book is giving you, you wasted your money - this book fails as a reference.
4. Chapters on things like namespaces completely lacked any real world context - this stems of course from the fact that you aren't going to be dealing with lots of files/libraries in an intro level course.
To conclude, stay away unless you are a complete newbie - if you are, this text won't hurt you if you want to have your hand held contantly, but there are far better books out there for teaching programming, though I don't know any about C++ specifically to recommend.

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Summary: Great book for novice
Review: No to say much, one of the good choice for novice wants to learn C++.

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Summary: I used this as a college text...
Review: The first two computer science courses at Seattle University use this text. Learning C++ was a breeze with this book. It covers classes, variables, loops, user defined types, and much more. The examples are great, better yet it's readable, and I dare say it's sometimes humourous. :)

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Summary: Just do it
Review: This is the best book for begginer programmers in general as well as for programming in c++. Buy the c++ deitel book if you need a second c++ book.