C++ For Dummies - Softcover

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Stephen R. Davis is the bestselling author of several books on C++, including previous editions of C++ For Dummies . He has been programming for more than 30 years and presently works for L-3 Communications in the area of Homeland Defense.

Von der hinteren Coverseite

You too can program! Here's your step-by-step guide to the C++ language, including C++ 2009

C++ is still the standard for object-oriented languages, and this friendly guide covers everything you need to know and nothing you don't. It starts at the beginning, so you learn the basics of programming and C++ first. It's full of examples to show you how things work, and it even explains "why," so you understand how the pieces fit together.

• On good terms learn programming lingo and what terms like object-oriented, compiler, and executable mean, so you can write a program right away

• Bundle up see how to bundle sections of your code into modules that can be reused in different programs

• Class time work with features of object-oriented programming such as classes, constructors, and destructors

• Let your heir down discover how the concept of inheritance is the key to effective C++ programming

• A new assignment work with assignment operators, streaming I/O, and other more advanced concepts

Bonus CD Includes
The CodeBlocks development environment
A full-service GNU C++ compiler
All source code from the book

Please see the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements.

Open the book and find:

• What object-oriented programming means

• How statements and expressions are used in programming

• How to work with strings

• What pointers are and how to use them

• How to grasp abstract classes

• How inheritance works

• Some advanced features new to C++

• Ten ways to avoid adding bugs to your programs