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Bjarns books are dire.


Programming Principles and Practice using C++ 2nd Edition (god what a horrible title to type) is a strange book. It has a lot of great info in it but it is a very hard read. The first 4 or 5 chapters are ok albeit too wordy. But then after that they seem to rocket up in difficultly. Not impossible but damn hard for a beginner.


Yes, he writes standards for a living and it shows.


Disagree completely on the latest ed




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