From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,9dd5b1115995f5e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-04-13 07:50:22 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!out.nntp.be!propagator2-sterling!news-in.nuthinbutnews.com!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller2.gnilink.net!nwrdny02.gnilink.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Stephane Richard" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: Subject: Re: From Ada to C++ X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 14:50:21 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.44.82.168 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: nwrdny02.gnilink.net 1050245421 129.44.82.168 (Sun, 13 Apr 2003 10:50:21 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 10:50:21 EDT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:36116 Date: 2003-04-13T14:50:21+00:00 List-Id: If anyone is interested, I have Thinking in C++ Both Volume 1 and 2, in PDF format, jus tlet me know if you'd like it sent to you :-) "Alex Gibson" wrote in message news:b7bor7$vft$1@lust.ihug.co.nz... > > "Georg Bauhaus" wrote in message > news:b76fd6$6p5$1@a1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de... > > Alex Gibson wrote: > > : > > : Reference books > > : The C++ Programming Language by Stroustrup > > > > Any particular reason why this is only under Reference books? > > My preference. It isn't the easiest to learn from. > More of a language guide than a learning book. > The examples are not always the easiest to follow for a beginner(to C++) as > it uses a more technical approach. > Also as it covers the whole C++ language it doesn't give as in depth > examples > as some other books. > > My favourite book for a beginner would be Thinking in C++ by Bruce Eckel. > > Accelerated C++ by Koenig & Moo is always highly recommended but > is suitable more for people who have programmed before > > > Alex Gibson > >