C++ for Dummies

Writer: Stephen Randy
Published: 07 May 2004

If you’ve thought of programmers as elite intelligentsia who possess expertise (and perhaps genes) the rest of us will never have, think again. C++ For Dummies, 5th Edition, debunks the myths, blasts the barriers, shares the secrets, and gets you started. In fact, by the end of Chapter 1, you’ll be able to create a C++ program. OK, it won’t be newest, flashiest video game, but it might be a practical, customized inventory control or record-keeping program.

Most people catch on faster when they actually DO something, so C++ For Dummies includes a CD-ROM that gives you all you need to start programming (except the guidance in the book, of course), including:

Dev-C, a full-featured, integrated C++ compiler and editor you install to get down to business

The source code for the programs in the book, including code for BUDGET, programs that demonstrate principles in the book

Documentation for the Standard Template Library

Online C++ help files

Written by Stephen Randy Davis, author of C++ Weekend Crash Course, C++ for Dummies, takes you through the programming process step-by-step. You’ll discover how to:

Generate an executable

Create source code, commenting it as you go and using consistent code indentation and naming conventions

Write declarations and name variables, and calculate expressions

Write and use a function, store sequences in arrays, and declare and use pointer variables

Understand classes and object-oriented programming

Work with constructors and destructors

Use inheritance to extend classes

Use stream I/O

Comment your code as you go, and use consistent code indentation and naming conventions

Automate programming with the Standard Template Library (STL)

C++ for Dummies 5th Edition is updated for the newest ANSI standard to make sure you’re up to code.

Pages: 432
ISBN: 0764568523
ISBN-13: 978-0764568527
Language: English
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