- Paperback: 784 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 3rd Edition edition (24 April 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0471164372
- ISBN-13: 978-0471164371
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 19 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 531,278 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- See Complete Table of Contents
| ||||||||||||
 Trade In this Item for up to £0.25
Trade in Computing Concepts with C++ Essentials for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £0.25, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Plus, get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
|
There is a newer edition of this item:
|
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
∗ Teaches the principles of programming to those who are just beginning in the field of computer science
∗ Horstmann highlights common mistakes throughout, realizing that one of the toughest points to teach is how to avoid mistakes
∗ New includes a new chapter on pointers, expanded GUI coverage, with platform–specific material on the Web
Wiley Higher Education
∗ Horstmann highlights common mistakes throughout, realizing that one of the toughest points to teach is how to avoid mistakes
∗ New includes a new chapter on pointers, expanded GUI coverage, with platform–specific material on the Web
Wiley Higher Education
From the Back Cover
Time Is On Your Side
Whether you′re a student or professor, time is really on your side with Horstmann′s Computing Concepts with C++ Essentials, Second Edition. This highly accessible text introduces students to the concepts and principles of computing using a subject of C++. With its focus on problem solving, design of solutions and fundamentals of programming using ANSI standard C++, professors will quickly be able to show students how to apply these skills in developing exciting, working programs. Horstmann follows an "objects early/implement classes later" approach where students discover how to use objects early on, and later learn how to implement them. As they begin to understand these concepts, they′re also develop good programming habits and a consistent style with the included programming style guide.
Special Features
- Object–oriented features covered include the discovery and design of classes, and the concept of inheritance.
- Students become familiar with objects, then move on to mastering fundamental programming concepts and finally tackle the implementation of classes.
- Throughout the text, students will learn tips, tricks and traps that they′ll need to know to become good programmers.
- An optional compatibility library allows the use of ANSI features with most popular compilers.
- The programming code from the book can be downloaded at: http://www.wiley.com/college/horstmann.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample PagesConcordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Horstmann is a set text for several college computing courses. It covers the fundamentals of C++ in a detailed but by no means deep manner. The reason it's chosen for teaching purposes is that it is attractively presented and incorporates a huge number of practical exercises. However, it is neither a primer nor a step-by-step workthrough of the C++ standard.
I'd recommend this book for anyone who is approaching C++ with a small knowledge base and limited programming experience. A total novice would be better off with Douglas Bell's The Essence of Programming with C++, while a more experience programmer (who perhaps knows Java or VB) will want to move quickly to a larger and more authoritative text.
All in all, this is a decent but unremarkable introduction to the subject. The third edition (this one) is a palpable improvement on the second.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this book holds you by your hand and covers the very basics. it doesnt even go into any depth with many of the fundamentals such as linked lists. its also very very very bad as a referance. i read an excellent introductory book called the essence of programming using c++ by douglass bell, and then bought this as the next step up. but i tossed it to one side and went straight to c++ primer by lippman & lajoie, which although is a little hard to read, does cover everything in detail, and id good as a referance aswell. i think horstman's book may be more orientated to an american style of learning, maybe.
Format:Paperback
I am an optical engineer. Nowadays,it becomes very demanding for me to know programming. My friend recommands this book to me, I think it is pretty good. I am happy that it tries to explain stuff, rather than just giving you brilliant coding skills that takes forever to understand.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
