Sams Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day, 7th Edition

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 7th edition (May 20, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672335670
• ISBN-13: 978-0672335679

eBook Description:

Sams Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day, 7th Edition

Sams Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day, 7th Edition is the latest version of our long-time best-seller Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days, which has already taught more than 250,000 programmers how to use C++. This edition has been revised to reflect the latest C++ standards and compilers, and contains substantially expanded coverage of today’s C++ Standard Template Library (STL). Replete with thoroughly explained code and syntax examples, it is the broadest and deepest introductory C++ tutorial available: simply the best book for readers who are serious about truly mastering C++. Improved throughout, this edition starts with a clearer, more example-rich introduction, and contains new material previewing the forthcoming C++0x standard.

Sams Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day, 7th Edition is the latest version of our long-time best-seller Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days, which has already taught more than 250,000 programmers how to use C++. This edition has been revised to reflect the latest C++ standards and compilers, and contains substantially expanded coverage of today’s C++ Standard Template Library (STL). Replete with thoroughly explained code and syntax examples, it is the broadest and deepest introductory C++ tutorial available: simply the best book for readers who are serious about truly mastering C++. Improved throughout, this edition starts with a clearer, more example-rich introduction, and contains new material previewing the forthcoming C++0x standard.

In just one hour a day, you’ll have all the skills you need to begin programming in C++. With this complete tutorial, you’ll quickly master the basics, and then move on to more advanced features and concepts.

Completely updated for the C++11 standard, this book presents the language from a practical point of view, helping you learn how to use C++11 to create faster, simpler, and more efficient C++ applications.

Coverage includes:

• Understanding the anatomy of a C++ program
• Core language features: variables, constants, strings, arrays, expressions, statements, operators, functions, pointers, references, and more
• Fundamentals of modern object-oriented programming with C++, from classes and objects to macros and templates
• STL basics: String Class, Dynamic Array Classes, Lists, Sets, Multisets, Maps, and Multimaps
• Even more STL: Function Objects, Algorithms, Adaptive Containers, and Bit Flags
• Advanced C++: Smart Pointers, streams, exception handling, preprocessing, and more

Sams Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day, 7th Edition is the latest version of our long-time best-seller Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days, which has already taught more than 250,000 programmers how to use C++. This edition has been revised to reflect the latest C++ standards and compilers, and contains substantially expanded coverage of today’s C++ Standard Template Library (STL). Replete with thoroughly explained code and syntax examples, it is the broadest and deepest introductory C++ tutorial available: simply the best book for readers who are serious about truly mastering C++. Improved throughout, this edition starts with a clearer, more example-rich introduction, and contains new material previewing the forthcoming C++0x standard.

• Master the fundamentals of C++ and object-oriented programming
• Understand how C++11 features help you write compact and efficient code using concepts such as lambda expressions, move constructors, and assignment operators
• Learn best practices and avoid pitfalls via useful Do’s and Don’ts
• Learn the Standard Template Library, including containers and algorithms used in most real-world C++ applications
• Test your knowledge and expertise using exercises at the end of every lesson

Learn on your own time, at your own pace

• No previous programming experience required
• Learn C++11, object-oriented programming, and analysis
• Write fast and powerful C++ programs, compile the source code, and create executable files
• Use the Standard Template Library’s algorithms and containers to write feature-rich yet stable C++ applications
• Develop sophisticated programming techniques using lambda expressions, smart pointers, and move constructors
• Learn to expand your program’s power with inheritance and polymorphism
• Master the features of C++ by learning from programming experts
• Learn C++11 features that allow you to program compact and high-performance C++ applications

Siddhartha Rao is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Visual Studio – Visual C++ and has extensive experience in programming driver and application software on various platforms.  Employed by SAP AG, he currently heads SAP Product Security India, where his responsibilities include defining the development best practices that keep SAP software secure and globally competitive.

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Features

• Clearer, deeper, more complete: the best hands-on tutorial for anyone serious about C++, now updated for the latest C++ and STL standards!
• Covers the new C++11 standard
• Includes extensive new STL coverage
• Variables, constants, strings, arrays, expressions, operators, functions, pointers, references, classes, objects, inheritance, polymorphism, types, macros, templates, algorithms, containers, streams, exceptions, preprocessing, and more
• The new version of the book 250K+ programmers have relied on!

New To This Edition

• Introductory material rewritten and improved upon for more clarity and better examples
• Updated throughout for most recent compilers
• Expanded coverage of the Standard Templates Library
• New information on the forthcoming C++0x standard

Sams Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day, 7th Edition is the latest version of our long-time best-seller Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days, which has already taught more than 250,000 programmers how to use C++. This edition has been revised to reflect the latest C++ standards and compilers, and contains substantially expanded coverage of today’s C++ Standard Template Library (STL). Replete with thoroughly explained code and syntax examples, it is the broadest and deepest introductory C++ tutorial available: simply the best book for readers who are serious about truly mastering C++. Improved throughout, this edition starts with a clearer, more example-rich introduction, and contains new material previewing the forthcoming C++0x standard.

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