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Ian Darling22-Mar-04 4:41
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Ignore Alexander M, he's just being cranky Smile | :)

I don't have time, teching skill, or inclination to do mentoring myself, but you might find the following text books useful as a starting point:

Accelerated C++ (Koenig & Moo) - Beginners C++ book for people with little or no programming experience.
Essential C++ (Lippman) - Beginners C++ book for people with at least moderate programming experience (fluent in another language).
Effective C++ (Meyers) - Useful book on good C++ programming style and basic idioms, targeted at all ranges of skill (although you'll need to know some C++ first). Get the 2nd Edition.
The C++ Programming Language (Stroustrup) - Reference guide to C++ and the standard libraries. Get the 3rd Edition - this is the first one based on the C++ standard.

Once you get more confident with the language (this will probably take at least a few months):
Exceptional C++ (Sutter) - Intermediate to advanced level discussion on C++ idioms
More Effective C++ (Meyers). More advanced topics than his other book in the series, but definitely suitable for an intermediate developer. He also has an Effective STL book that is worth looking at if you will be using the STL frequently.

Advanced level books would include Modern C++ Design (Alexandrescu). Don't even think about getting this unless you have the skill to understand some really scary, cool and powerful idioms relating to template metaprogramming. You'll also need to have a up-to=the-minute state-of-the-art C++ compiler to get this stuff to work, so if you're using an older version of Visual C++ or G++ or something, don't bother Smile | :)

None of the books above cover anything other than C++ and it's standard libraries. If you need a book to cover MFC or any other C++ framework, then you'll need to find a text to cover those separately.

Also if you do get stuck on a specific question, then check the C++ FAQ on this site first for solutions, otherwise someone on this board is likely to be able to help.



Ian Darling
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell
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