I hope I''m not opening a flamethrowing post by asking this but I''d like an opinion on a book that I have for learning C++. It''s C++ in 21 Days by Jesse Liberty (4th Ed). I''m currently deployed on a ship in the US Navy and I''m pretty limited as to what I can go out and buy, I had to order this one off of Amazon.com. I have some experience in VisBasic & VBScript, and now I''m trying to learn C++. If you have a suggestion as to a better book please tell me what and why it''s better. Thanks in advance, Anaton http://www.flyingtigerscfsg.com

That one is pretty good, if I remember... I have that :D The examples are pretty good, I use it as a reference; that and Thinking (below).

Also try Thinking in C++ (vols 1 && 2), I''m pretty sure these can be downloaded, or you can buy them. Effective C++ is good, I hear. It give tips for better C++ programming, so you''ll have to know c++.

The book "Teach yourself C" [name may be wrong] by Herbert Schildt (spelling?) is pretty good, he even gives you a skeleton for Win programming at the end, but doesn''t explain it in depth. I don''t know if he has written any books in C++, but I bet they would also be good.

I wouldn''t recommend C++ for Dummies , I didn''t like it. I can''t remember any others... right now.

I have SAMS Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours which is also written by Jesse Liberty and it''s a decent book. So, I''m guessing that is too. Also, C++ Primer Plus by Stephen Prata is a good book, because it goes through fundamentals in-depth and has better examples which are easier to understand(in my example). And, Object-Oriented Programming in C++ by Robert Lafore, is also good for OOP coverage. I recommend you get ONE of those two books I mentioned. They both are good, but in my opinion I think OOP in C++ is better.

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