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Title: C++ Program Design by James P. Cohoon ISBN: 0072560401 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math Pub. Date: 19 November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $102.60 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.35
Rating: 1
Summary: Run away, Run fast.
Comment: I rate this book 1 out of five stars ONLY because i cannot rate it lower than 1 out of five.
I bought this book because it was the required text we were using for a c++ class in college. Honestly, this has got the be the worst computer-related book I've ever laid hands on. I don't know how this book can sell, let alone have any good reviews.
For the people who rated this book good, claiming it isnt for newbies, and teaches you how to design c++ program properly. Dont listen to them. I consider myself fairly computer literate. Ive had experience with several languages, and I am an active Linux user, in which i write perl and bash scripts often. This book is still confusing as ever. And I thought some of the Linux HOWTO's were written poorly. Not compared to this book. The author writes in an extremely technical, bland way. He uses functions in his source and doesnt explain them until 3 chapters later. He constantly uses poor coding techniques, by declaring variables in the middle of the program.
If you don't beleive what everyone else said, listen to this.
If you buy this book, you will be wishing you hadnt. Don't waste your time. There are many better books out there that not only claim to show you c++ program design, but actually do in a real manner. At this point im not sure if cohoon was actually serious about writing a book, or wanted to torture and scare people away from learning c++.
(hes probably a java developer)
I suggest buying "The C++ Programming Language" Its much better written, and is written by the creator of the C++ language himself.
Rating: 5
Summary: too bad many misunderstood the title
Comment: Let's look at the title of a great beginners C++ book. "C++ How to Program (4th Edition)" by Paul and Harvey Deitel. Now let's look at the title of this book. C++ Program DESIGN: An Introduction to Programming and Object-Oriented DESIGN. What this means is, an introduction to Programming DESIGN and Object Oriented DESIGN.
The title may be misleading because of the title "An introduction to Programming....". This book was not written to teach you C++. If you want to learn C++, get the book I recommended in the beginning.
This book is designed to teach you how to make a user friendly DESIGN, and does a good job in doing so. The author expects its readers to already know the basics of C++ and programming.
I am a computer science major and used the C++ book above (C++ How to Program (4th Edition)), to learn C++, and this book (C++ Program Design: An Introduction to Programming and Object-Oriented Design), to learn programming design.
So please, don't let the reviewers that rated it a bad book because it does not teach C++ easily, prevent you from buying this book. This was simply a misunderstanding. If you're looking for a programming design book, this is it!
Rating: 1
Summary: More paper for the fire
Comment: This book, quite frankly, is the worst C++ book I've ever seen, and as a sophomore in college pursuing a CS degree, I've seen quite a few. From my (brief) experience using this book, I learned absolutely nothing new and was confused about things I already understood. I also promptly bought a new book. So if you're new to C++, don't buy the book. If you're looking for something to act as a reference, don't buy the book. The examples are poorly written and seemingly structured in such a way as to make the code as difficult and confusing to read as possible. Absolutely no white space is used to set apart anything, new variables are declared haphazardly throughout the program with no thought to program structure, readability, maintainability, or anything else, and the examples are explained extremely poorly.
I have yet to actually throw away a C++ book, no matter how useless it might be. But today I'm going to throw this one away, and my programming will probably improve because of it. I sincerely hope you avoid this book at all costs, and if someone does force it upon you, be sure to pick up some useable/readable book on the side. I'd recommend C++ How to Program 3rd Edition by Deitel & Deitel.
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Title: Principles of Information Systems, Sixth Edition by Ralph M. Stair, George Walter Reynolds, Na'eem Walter Jeenah, Stair Ralph ISBN: 0619064897 Publisher: Course Technology Pub. Date: 31 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $92.95 |
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Title: Discovering Computers 2003 Concepts for a Digital World Web and XP Enhanced, Complete by Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Misty E. Vermaat, Susan L. Sebok, Dolores J. Wells ISBN: 0789565145 Publisher: Course Technology Pub. Date: 13 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $66.95 |
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Title: Engaged Learning for Programming in C++: A Laboratory Course by Jim Roberge, Matthew Bauer, George K. Smith, James Roberge ISBN: 0763714232 Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Pub Pub. Date: 01 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $33.95 |
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Title: Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Deluxe Learning Edition by Microsoft Corporation ISBN: 0735606366 Publisher: Microsoft Press Pub. Date: May, 1999 List Price(USD): $139.99 |
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Title: C++ How to Program (3rd Edition) by Harvey M. Deitel, Paul J. Deitel ISBN: 0130895717 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 03 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $78.67 |
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