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How Not to Program in C++
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How Not to Program in C++

by Steve Oualline
April 2003
Intermediate to advanced
280 pages
5h 55m
English
No Starch Press
Content preview from How Not to Program in C++
INTRODUCTION
Pain is a wonderful learning tool. It’s nature’s way of saying, “Don’t do that!” If
you are a programmer, you’ve had your share of pain. It usually occurs about
2:00 in the morning as you finally find that one last bug that has been tor-
menting you for the past two weeks.
The book is filled with buggy programs. This allows you to learn from the
misfortunes of others. It contains bugs that I’ve found, bugs found by my
friends and other programmers. Each program is a learning experience.
The programs presented here are designed to be as close to real world pro-
grams as possible. Each of the programs tries to accomplish a simple task ...
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