c++ book

[mojo jojo]

Hi guys today I got a c++ book from my teacher and it looks like all the examples are for windows. I havent a lot of time to look through it yet. If they do work how do I compile and run it. The book is 'Sams teach Yourself c++ in 21 days"

[pbharris]

not that i know didly about c++ - but most the stuff should work fine under linux with gcc

[Hko]

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[...] but most the stuff should work fine under linux with gcc
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Note that you need to compile C++ programs with "g++", not with "gcc", though both are part of "gcc", in the meaning of "GNU Compiler Collection".

[Kernel_Killer]

Grab an O'rielly programming book. Most other books will be aimed towards Windows, and will have code for Windows that doesn't like UNIX.

[mojo jojo]

I would like to get another book but I have no money unless I can find a place to get it used.

[bobblebob]

Bruce Eckel has a really good C++ book which can be read online or downloaded for free. His books get good reviews and he's also a big believer in open souce
The ulr is http://www.mindview.net/Books








http://mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html

I'm a sicko, I really like the explanations in Sam's Teach yourself C++ for Linux in 21 days.

But then again.. I'm a very dumb guy when it comes to coding.

[Tyr_7BE]

What kind of topics are covered? If you're going to learn C++ in 21 days, chances are pretty slim that you'll start getting into the OS-specific stuff. Every single program I ever wrote in my first year programming class compiled and ran under linux and windows, and that's a 4 month course. You may have to change the names of some includes, but really most changes should be trivial.

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What kind of topics are covered? If you're going to learn C++ in 21 days, chances are pretty slim that you'll start getting into the OS-specific stuff. Every single program I ever wrote in my first year programming class compiled and ran under linux and windows, and that's a 4 month course. You may have to change the names of some includes, but really most changes should be trivial.
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In my book, the programs should compile and run under Windows as well (unless they note that otherwise - mostly for programs that crash on Windows). It doesn't get OS specific untill after day 21 (there's an extra week with Linux stuff - not counted in the title to comform to SAMs standard titles)

[HearWa]

I learned from Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 days as well. I think I turned out to be a decent coder for the time I've put into it... heck, I'm developing a MUD.

It proved to be a decent text with the help of the unix man pages, google and about a year of my patience.

If I could go back (I wouldn't!) I'd probably learn from Thinking in C++ or an O'Reilly text, but Jessy Liberty done a fine job anyhow. Actually, I'm reading Thinking in C++ on occasion anyhow. It's a very enlightening (and free) e-book!

Everything in STYC++I21D (ever feel like creating random acronyms? ;D) will compile with G++.