Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours

Sams Teach Yourself Series

by Jesse Liberty

Readers can learn the basics of C++ in an easy task-oriented format. The book is not focused on any one particular compiler, so it may be used with any of the C++ compilers on the market including Microsoft, Borland, and Watcom. The CD contains a C++ compiler, all sample source code from the text, and third-party programming tools.

Genres: Programming, Reference, Nonfiction, Computers

450 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1997

About the author

Jesse Liberty has three decades of experience writing and delivering software projects and is the author of 2 dozen books and a couple dozen Pluralsight & LinkedIn Learning courses.

He currently works for CNH writing APIs.
He was a Senior Technical Evangelist for Microsoft, a Distinguished Software Engineer for AT&T, a VP for Information Services for Citibank and a Software Architect for PBS.

He has been a Microsoft MVP for 13 years.

His most recent book is Writing APIs with .NET (Packt 2024)

You can find him at https://jesseliberty.com/find-me

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a reasonable overview, although I had one problem with it:
The first half of the book explained way too much, and the second half did not explain nearly enough.

[Jeffrey Sung · Rating 1 out of 5]

I bought this in high school to try to become an expert in C++ after taking an introductory class. What a mistake. The book barely explains anything. Part of it isn't the author's fault: it's completely impossible to learn C++ in 24 hours. But on the other hand: why did this book even exist? Sam's has a C++ in 21 days which is far better... this is clearly a cash-in book. Shame.

[Seth Kenlon · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pretty good book. I imagine C++ is difficult to teach, so one can't really expect to learn it from one book unless one already knows a programming language or two. Therefore, if you are a programmer and want to know the peculiarities of C++, then this book will probably do the trick, although you must be wary of its Windows and Borland bias. If you're completely new to programming , then you could probably read this and learn quite a bit, but be ready to do a lot more learning afterwards.

[Deep]

looks good

[Brandon Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a book for the beginner.