Sixth Edition.
Beginner Level Users.
Includes CD-ROM.
This book teaches beginning programmers how to write more effective programs using C++. Living up to its reputation as a helpful how-to for every level of programming skill, this book demonstrates the hows and whys of C++ program design in an accessible, informative style. The book provides concise, easy-to-follow tutorials that make learning C++ fast and easy.
Novice C++ programmers learn:
- C++ fundamentals, from function calls to variable definitions
- Default function arguments
- Variable declarations
- Inline functions
- Class inheritance
- Global scope resolutions
- The Free Store
- C++ input/output streams
- Differences between function-oriented and object-oriented programming
- How to use C++ to combine function-oriented and object-oriented paradigms
- To work with namespaces, RTTI, and other new ANSI/ISO C++ standards
- Inheritance, exception handling, and other advanced topics
The CD-ROM contains complete source code and the GNU C++, Windows 95, and DOS command line compilers.
