Book Overview
C++ is a complex language with many subtle facets. This is especially true when it comes to object-oriented and template programming. The C++ Pocket Reference is a memory aid for C++ programmers, enabling them to quickly look up usage and syntax for unfamiliar and infrequently used aspects of the language. The book's small size makes it easy to carry about, ensuring that it will always be at-hand when needed. Programmers will also appreciate the book's brevity; as much information as possible has been crammed into its small pages.
In the C++ Pocket Reference, you will find: Information on C++ types and type conversions Syntax for C++ statements and preprocessor directives Help declaring and defining classes, and managing inheritance Information on declarations, storage classes, arrays, pointers, strings, and expressions Refreshers on key concepts of C++ such as namespaces and scope More C++ Pocket Reference is useful to Java and C programmers making the transition to C++, or who find themselves occasionally programming in C++. The three languages are often confusingly similar. This book enables programmers familiar with C or Java to quickly come up to speed on how a particular construct or concept is implemented in C++.
Together with its companion STL Pocket Reference, the C++ Pocket Reference forms one of the most concise, easily-carried, quick-references to the C++ language available.
In the C++ Pocket Reference, you will find: Information on C++ types and type conversions Syntax for C++ statements and preprocessor directives Help declaring and defining classes, and managing inheritance Information on declarations, storage classes, arrays, pointers, strings, and expressions Refreshers on key concepts of C++ such as namespaces and scope More C++ Pocket Reference is useful to Java and C programmers making the transition to C++, or who find themselves occasionally programming in C++. The three languages are often confusingly similar. This book enables programmers familiar with C or Java to quickly come up to speed on how a particular construct or concept is implemented in C++.
Together with its companion STL Pocket Reference, the C++ Pocket Reference forms one of the most concise, easily-carried, quick-references to the C++ language available.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0596004966
ISBN13:9780596004965
Release Date:September 2008
Publisher:O'Reilly Media
Length:140 Pages
Weight:0.32 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 4.2" x 6.9"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
luv these pocket references
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I have about a dozen of these pocket guides. I don't do C++ anymore but did many, many moons ago. My daughter is taking a C++ class now and I got this to help me remember C++ enough to help her with that class. It's all I need. In general, these pocket guides are enough for me most of the time regardless of the language or technology they are covering. Between them and google search, you can solve any programming task...
Great language reference
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This is a great C++ reference. After some years of mostly C and Java programming, I was able to review the language main points in a single day. It is a useful book for non-full-time C++ developers.
An exellent quick-reference for non-novice C++ users
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This book provides a quick and concise reference to the C++ language, covering everything from the basic structure of C++ files (including #include guards) and programs to variables and operators to the Object-Oriented features of the language. However, if you are looking for a detailed description of the C++ language, get The C++ Programming Language: Special Edition (3rd Edition) along with this book and you will have that plus a quick reference to almost all of the non-STL topics the other book talks about. On the down side, this book gives really superficial coverage of the STL, but then again this book isn't meant to be a pocket reference to the STL. For a good book on that, get a copy of The STL Pocket Reference. That being said, I would recommend this book to those who have either gone through or are going through their first year of programming courses.
Excellent as intro for C and Java Programers
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
For many years, I did most of my programming in C, but never learned C++. In recent years, I have been using Java mostly. Now I wish to get back to C++, and I have found this book to be an excellent introduction. In order to read this book one already needs to know how to work with the very low level aspects of C, and at the same time one must understand object oriented concepts. But for the reader who is at such a place, this book provides a very concise description of the C++ language. In just 125 small pages, the author manages to step through all of the aspects of the C++ language and concisely describe them.
Great pocket reference
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
The C++ Pocket Reference is designed for C or Java developers who occasionally program in C++ and need a syntax reminder. Not designed as a tutorial or provide lengthy instruction on the subject, this book is great for a one paragraph explanation on a particular topic. I found this to be a very useful and easy to follow book. It starts out with the basics of writing a C++ program (processor directives, data types) and slowly moves into more complicated aspects of this language (like templates and memory management).I would highly recommend this as a reference book if you find yourself occasionally doing some programming in C++.
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