C++ For Dummies (PDF)

If you've thought of programmers as elite intelligentsia whopossess expertise (and perhaps genes) the rest of us will neverhave, think again. C++ For Dummies, 5th Edition,debunks the myths, blasts the barriers, shares the secrets, andgets you started. In fact, by the end of Chapter 1, you'll beable to create a C++ program. OK, it won't be newest,flashiest video game, but it might be a practical, customizedinventory control or record-keeping program.

Most people catch on faster when they actually DO something, soC++ For Dummies includes a CD-ROM that gives you all youneed to start programming (except the guidance in the book, ofcourse), including:
* Dev-C, a full-featured, integrated C++ compiler and editor youinstall to get down to business
* The source code for the programs in the book, including codefor BUDGET, programs that demonstrate principles in the book
* Documentation for the Standard Template Library
* Online C++ help files

Written by Stephen Randy Davis, author of C++ Weekend CrashCourse, C++ for Dummies, takes you through the programmingprocess step-by-step. You'll discover how to:
* Generate an executable
* Create source code, commenting it as you go and usingconsistent code indentation and naming conventions
* Write declarations and name variables, and calculateexpressions
* Write and use a function, store sequences in arrays, anddeclare and use pointer variables
* Understand classes and object-oriented programming
* Work with constructors and destructors
* Use inheritance to extend classes
* Use stream I/O
* Comment your code as you go, and use consistent codeindentation and naming conventions
* Automate programming with the Standard Template Library(STL)

C++ for Dummies 5th Edition is updated for thenewest ANSI standard to make sure you're up to code.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials arenot included as part of eBook file.