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Summary: Introduction to C++ Programming : A Cobol/Fortran Approach?
Review: I obtained this text as a review copy for possible use in my introductory C++ programming course. My first reaction was to laugh at the flow charts; something I havn't seen outside of a COBOL or FORTRAN book. After deciding to give the book a good look over I was quite unimpressed. I often place unsuitable review copies outside of my office for students to take but this one is only fit for the circular file floder beside the desk.The book avoids local variables claiming that all good corporate programs use global variables only. The text does not cover any C++ other than for simple input and output. There is no mention of the word class (we cover this in the first week). Finally, there is no parameter passing for function calls so there is no mention of call-by-value or call-by-reference parameters. This book should not be used by anyone who is interested in learning programming. A person who learns to program from this book would be in no shape to learn anything about data structures.
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Summary: Is there a lower rating than one star?
Review: I was required to puchase this waste of paper for a "intro to C" programming class I am taking. It's obvious that the publishers have exclusive rights to cetain education systems to make such a horrible book (costing over $100) the text of choice for learning C. If you want to learn C, buying "Breakfast at Tiffany's" would teach you more than this book!
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Summary: Is there a lower rating than one star?
Review: I was required to puchase this waste of paper for a "intro to C" programming class I am taking. It's obvious that the publishers have exclusive rights to cetain education systems to make such a horrible book (costing over $100) the text of choice for learning C. If you want to learn C, buying "Breakfast at Tiffany's" would teach you more than this book!
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Summary: Do not buy this book. If you did, as for your money back!
Review: This book was required for a class I am taking. After trying to use it for two weeks of an accelerated course, I went out and purchased the C How to Program book by Deitel and Deitel on the recommendation of another C professor. This book is a dangerous waste of time and teaches programming habits that fly in the face of programming standards - the use of global variables over local is a prime example. Additionally, there are no reference tables, no glossary, and the index is useless. The poor quality of the index makes this book useless as a reference book and difficult to use for study/review. This book is inappropriately priced, being an inferior work and yet priced higher than other books which have been recommended to me (such as the Deitel & Deitel work). Unfortunately, our instructor was not allowed to select the text for our class. The publisher should pull this book from circulation and offer apologies and refunds to those who purchased it. It is a smirch on their reputation.
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Summary: Do not buy this book. If you did, as for your money back!
Review: This book was required for a class I am taking. After trying to use it for two weeks of an accelerated course, I went out and purchased the C How to Program book by Deitel and Deitel on the recommendation of another C professor. This book is a dangerous waste of time and teaches programming habits that fly in the face of programming standards - the use of global variables over local is a prime example. Additionally, there are no reference tables, no glossary, and the index is useless. The poor quality of the index makes this book useless as a reference book and difficult to use for study/review. This book is inappropriately priced, being an inferior work and yet priced higher than other books which have been recommended to me (such as the Deitel & Deitel work). Unfortunately, our instructor was not allowed to select the text for our class. The publisher should pull this book from circulation and offer apologies and refunds to those who purchased it. It is a smirch on their reputation.
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