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By Ryan Stephens, Christopher Diggins, Jonathan Turkanis, Jeff Cogswell
November 2005
Pages: 592
Series: Cookbooks
ISBN 10: 0-596-00761-2 |
ISBN 13: 9780596007614
(Average of 3 Customer Reviews)
Less a tutorial than a problem-solver, this practical guide shows you how to solve many of the real-world problems that C++ developers encounter, including how to parse a date and time string and how to create a singleton class. It's a trusted source of information for engineers, programmers, and researchers alike. Presented in O'Reilly's classic question-solution-discussion format.
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The C++ Cookbook will make your path to mastery much shorter. This practical, problem-solving guide is ideal if you're an engineer, programmer, or researcher writing an application for one of the legions of platforms on which C++ runs. The algorithms provided in C++ Cookbook will jump-start your development by giving you some basic building blocks that you don't have to develop on your own.
Less a tutorial than a problem-solver, the book addresses many of the most common problems you're likely encounter--whether you've been programming in C++ for years or you're relatively new to the language. Here are just some of the time-consuming tasks this book contains practical solutions for:
- Reading the contents of a directory
- Creating a singleton class
- Date and time parsing/arithmetic
- String and text manipulation
- Working with files
- Parsing XML
- Using the standard containers
Typical of O'Reilly's "Cookbook" series, C++ Cookbook is written in a straightforward format, featuring recipes that contain problem statements and code solutions, and apply not to hypothetical situations, but those that you're likely to encounter. A detailed explanation then follows each recipe in order to show you how and why the solution works. This question-solution-discussion format is a proven teaching method, as any fan of the "Cookbook" series can attest to. This book will move quickly to the top of your list of essential C++ references.
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First Edition: November 2005
Series:
Cookbooks
ISBN: 0-596-00761-2
Pages: 592
Average Customer Reviews: (Based on 3 Reviews)
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C++ Cookbook, the best C++ guide …, April 27 2008
When I get a C++ Cookbook to my hand I think what I find in this book? I learn C++ from a much books, and everything it’s very boring and hardly to learn. My first travel to C++ world with this book is very, very good and I love this book. C++ Cookbook is very friendly and easy to learn, full guide for all people who’s interesting get a professional information about programming in this language.
Four authors in good, practice chapters summary all main and additional programming techniques for C++. All topics illustrated with useful examples from real world.
C++ Cookbook have very useful format, all chapters presented problem, detail describe solution and discuss about potential problem and possibilities to quick resolve all hardly point in C++ programming. I think this is the best method to learn for all people, from hobbyst who’s interesting to discover features in C++ and easy learn to professional who’s interesting find all required information for realize real-world problem at the C++ solutions.
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With this book You can quickly learn C++ and going from novice to professional C++ developer.
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Fine Book, but Poorly Copy-Edited, November 15 2006
The C++ Cookbook is a fine title, but the copy editing is pretty atrocious. Probably the most egregious example is the entire section on "Matricies" [sic]. That spelling appears over and over again-- in the table of contents, as the section header, in the body text of that section, and in the index. O'reilly is known for the quality of its work, but this is an unfortunate counter-example.
One of the best, most practical and useful C++ books ever., April 15 2006
I’ve found this book unique; it tells you how to do many things and solve many problems in C++ easily. This book it’s an absolute must-have book, even for experienced C++ developers.
Media reviews
"C++ Cookbook will be very helpful to programmers who don't want to spend time solving every little problem themselves. It may not be the best text for a veteran with ingrained Computer Sciences education, but for self-taught, non-CS disciplinarians, it may well be the ticket to writing much better code in less time. For someone making a transition from C to C++, it is an indispensable 'how to' reference that you can easily read when the mood strikes."
--Rob Wehrli, Amazon.com review, January 2006
