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C++: The Core Language View Larger Image | Gregory Satir, Doug Brown
O'Reilly Media, Paperback, Published October 1997, 207 pages, ISBN 156592116X | List Price: $29.95
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C++ is an object-oriented enhancement of the C programming language
and is becoming the language of choice for serious software
development.
C++ has crossed the Single Book Complexity Barrier. The individual
features are not all that complex, but when put together in a program
they interact in highly non-intuitive ways. Many books discuss each
of the features separately, giving readers the illusion that they
understand the language. But when they try to program, they're in
for a painful surprise (even people who already know C).
C++: The Core Language is for C programmers transitioning to
C++. It's designed to get readers up to speed quickly by covering an
essential subset of the language.
The subset consists of features without which it's just not C++, and a
handful of others that make it a reasonably useful language. You can
actually use this subset (using any compiler) to get familiar with
the basics of the language.
Once you really understand that much, it's time to do some programming
and learn more from other books. After reading this book, you'll be
far better equipped to get something useful out of a reference manual,
a graphical user interface programming book, and maybe a book on the
specific libraries you'll be using.
C++: The Core Language includes sidebars that give overviews of
all the advanced features not covered, so that readers know they exist
and how they fit in. It covers features common to all C++ compilers,
including those on UNIX, Windows NT, Windows, DOS, and Macintosh.
Comparison: C++: The Core Language vs. Practical C++
Programming: O'Reilly's policy is not to publish two books on
the same topic for the same audience. We'd rather spend twice the time
on making one book the industry's best. So why do we have two C++
tutorials? Which one should you get?
The answer is they're very different. Steve Oualline, author of the
successful book Practical C Programming, came to us with the
idea of doing a C++ edition. Thus was born Practical C++
Programming. It's a comprehensive tutorial to C++, starting from
the ground up. It also covers the programming process, style, and
other important real-world issues. By providing exercises and problems
with answers, the book helps you make sure you understand before you
move on.
While that book was under development, we received the proposal for
C++: The Core Language. Its innovative approach is to cover
only a subset of the language -- the part that's most important to
learn first -- and to assume readers already know C. The idea is that
C++ is just too complicated to learn all at once. So, you learn the
basics solidly from this short book, which prepares you to understand
some of the 200+ other C++ books and to start programming.
These two books are based on different philosophies and are for
different audiences. But there is one way in which they work together.
If you are a C programmer, we recommend you start with C++: The Core
Language, then read about advanced topics and real-world problems
in Practical C++ Programming.
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