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Rather than K&R for C++ you should be inquiring of Harbison & Steele for C++.
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We should take the opportunity and praise the book K&R. After 36 years since the publication of the 2nd edition (1988) and 46 years since the 1st one (1978), it is still a masterpiece of programming that every young programmer should read carefully.
The importance of this book and of the "C" language to everithing that followed (C++, java, C# etc.) cannot be overestimated.
Ever wonder why all books write key words with proportional font and the rest of text with true-type?
K&R is a small book, but because it is very concise: every word counts - I would say every comma counts. Take for example the phrase that describes how to interprete a missing "else" from a nested "if" sequence: "...by associating the else with the closest previous else-less if."
One should read this book slowly and carefully, then run all the programs inside, solve all the exercises, and then read the book again.
Code examples are true marvels, from elementary to complex ones, like the Unix file implementation or the memory allocator.
The C reference manual and the description of the standard libraries af the end of the book are also splendid.
One should also consider the "C Problem Book" with answers to exercises.
You will never find a truly similar book for any other language or topic.
Rest in piece, DMR.
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My oldest grand kid got bitten by technology , he is in rockets now, and at one point inquired about C.
I have given him one of my copies of K&R with this advise - read it as a novel FIRST - from cover to last cover... then pick a project of interest and follow the book code.
I am not sure he was OK with that advise, he dabbled in Python afterwords...
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The book used when I took my first formal course in C++ at a university was:
"Problem Solving With C++" 'the Object of programming' by Walter Savitch
ISBN 0-8053-7440-X
Along with this, my professor had daily handouts, usually 1-4 pages long, of typed material about the language, and he went over the notes using his overhead-projector, and pointed out a lot of things. The professor retired a couple of years later, and the university's bookstore started self-publishing his classroom notes. The other professors all taught using different materials and texts, and this was just before Java got a foothold.
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I wouldn't say the style is the same as K&R, but I learned C++ from the book C++ FAQs.
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There is a series of books called Sams Teach Yourself <_Subject HERE_> in 24 hours.
It means 1 hour each day, but you can set your own pace.
I have found it very helpful in previous times, from C# to SQL.
I searched just now and I found an online version of it.
Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours: Writing Your First Program[^]
Good luck!
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And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music. -Frederick Nietzsche
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Following discusses a new feature in C# which as it looks to me, just means code can be written in even more obscure ways to no point. It allows one to implicitly specify a constructor.
Refactor your C# code with primary constructors - .NET Blog[^]
I have been doing this a long in multiple OO languages and I can say for certain that I never, not even once, wished that I could write code that would mingle the constructor with a method call.
Seems like a perfect way for someone to decide to make modifications after the fact without refactoring but by trying to hack a way into using the same code.
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I agree, I'm slightly concerned that it doesn't bring anything useful to the party, rather it muddies the water. Maybe I'm just a stick in the mud.
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How does one send a private message to another CodeProject member? My search skills must be weak in this area.
Iβve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
Iβm begging you for the benefit of everyone, donβt be STUPID.
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Find a post they made and click the Email link (rather than the Reply link) on that post.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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Thank you.
Iβve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
Iβm begging you for the benefit of everyone, donβt be STUPID.
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Nowadays, you must have a really high CP reputation for the 'Email' link to appear. I remember it was there, generally available to everyone, but I guess someone abused it, so it was reserved for only those very trustworthy ones. I am not among those, and I wouold suspect that the OP isn't, either.
Religious freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make five.
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Nor am I  (But Chris is probably right not to trust me on the site)
TTFN - Kent
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Okay good, I thought I still wasn't seeing it.
Iβve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
Iβm begging you for the benefit of everyone, donβt be STUPID.
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Is that a reputation limited thing? I don't see the email link on any posts.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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