[ale] looking for a good C++ book for an experienced C programmer.

Chris Fowler cfowler at outpostsentinel.com
Wed Aug 18 12:48:45 EDT 2010


One thing that would be cool is a book on how to do things in C++ that
you would do in C.

For example, I still use stdio.h in C++ when I could be using iostream
but I know so much about stdio.

On Wed, 2010-08-18 at 12:24 -0400, Chris Fowler wrote:
> C++ Primer Plus
> Effective C++
> More Effective C++
> 
> The problem you'll run into is that it may be confusing as to why you
> would ever want to use that convoluted mess of C++.  For UNIX
> programming it may not make much sense but as you get into Win32
> programming with the MFC and other crap like that it becomes a
> requirement.
> 
> Don't get me wrong.  You can write some nasty CLI programs in C++ but as
> a C programmer you may be confused as to why.  
> 
> www.cplusplus.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2010-08-18 at 12:08 -0400, Geoffrey wrote:
> > Subject says it all.  Anyone have one they really like?
> > 
> 
> 
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