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Re: Master C++ Programming with Open-Source Books

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I've just skimmed through "How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: C++" and I've got to say it seems like the best intro to programming and C++ I've ever seen. Definitely better than Bjarne's "Programming Principles in C++" and others.

Re: Master C++ Programming with Open-Source Books

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I'd sooner master rust, which seems to have a lot of buzz around it. the world has needed a low-level prog-lang that's less painful than C/C++ for a while, rust may have enough merit to displace a lot of C/C++ dev - I just hope it gets well standardised, in such a way that C++ isn't.

Re: Master C++ Programming with Open-Source Books

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I'd sooner master rust, which seems to have a lot of buzz around it. the world has needed a low-level prog-lang that's less painful than C/C++ for a while, rust may have enough merit to displace a lot of C/C++ dev - I just hope it gets well standardised, in such a way that C++ isn't.

C++ has an ISO standard. It doesn't get much more standardised.

Re: Master C++ Programming with Open-Source Books

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post #4

I've just skimmed through "How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: C++" and I've got to say it seems like the best intro to programming and C++ I've ever seen. Definitely better than Bjarne's "Programming Principles in C++" and others.

Bjarns books are dire.

Re: Master C++ Programming with Open-Source Books

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post #4

I've just skimmed through "How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: C++" and I've got to say it seems like the best intro to programming and C++ I've ever seen. Definitely better than Bjarne's "Programming Principles in C++" and others.

Bjarns books are dire.

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