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Pros
For the slightly experienced programmer, saves alot of time when trying to understand5. This book is definitely a long read but its the go to reference on c++ and its assorted libraries.
The book sits between an advanced level tutorial (at times) and an detailed insight into the language. It weaves it's way around the language, bringing up topics and later reinforces them with more detail. The man is incredibly articulate, with the un... Read More
Cons
The author consistently assumes you are doing something you shouldn't be doing. The syntax of c++ is difficult, but unfortunately this book doesn't focus on that problem hardly at all. For someone who already knows c++ to any substantial degree and ne... Read More
Sometimes the text is unreadable. Lots of typo mistakes in the code examples.
The cover was held onto the pages only by a few small spots of glue. Overall printing quality is okay, but the pages made me mad with the shininess because it is difficult to read. Buy the print copy.
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Using the product for reference and education
C has grown a lot since then but this latest version of the book is logically and seamlessly organized mixing the old cc world ... Read More
Most undergrad books will have you working with the standard library and creating programs that bear very little relevance to a... Read More
I dont think that its grammar is especially large either with the worst being all the possible decorations and qualifiers for f... Read More
Competitiveness
Not so much to say besides bjarne is a genious and while reading the book it seems he is in front of you reading aloud
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Essential book on c however the binding is very flimsy and doesn’t seem to be attached properly as explained in other reviews
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I wish he eventually change his mind and start a new project for the next edition of this book
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I just need to avoid dropping it on my foot
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Not much useful c book too advanced
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I would have rated this book 4 stars given that its way too complex but i felt it would be dishonest to the books intention
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What you need to know before buying this book is not intended to be a guide on how to program in c
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What you need to know after buying this book is a verbose dictionary of all things c
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Essentially speaking you probably wont need to consume every last word to be a good c programmer
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