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Eric the Red Mar 8th, 2006 9:01 PM

this is c++ related
 
Didn't know that they sell such garbage: Sam's c++ in 10 minutes?

the book

Now after reading "Sam's c+ in 24 hours" i thought that the title was going far since it took me more close to 50 hours but this is ridiculus.


On the other hand, a really good book is this one: approx 100 people rated it and it has 5 stars. Must be good. Anyone have experience with this one?

Effective C++ : 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs (3rd Edition)

jayme Mar 8th, 2006 9:10 PM

Sam, my friends, is an idiot stick. Not only do his books tell me they can alter the way a human brain recognises new information after just learning it, he is saying anyone can read a roughly 630 page book in 24 hours(or less). I know I could do this, but It doesn't mean I know C++, it means I read the damn book. I would have to read it several times over in order to actually know the language. Even then, I would only know what he tought me. All of C++ wouldn't fit in a single book, weighing less that 50 pounds that is. Now reading a 630 page book several times over in 24 hours is obsered, rediculous, impossible(think of how tired you would get after the first time).

DaWei Mar 8th, 2006 9:12 PM

It's doubtful one could learn to even compile a program in fewer than 10 minutes, any language. Of course, if one knows how to do that, one might pound out a "Hello, World" in 10 minutes. Even that's problematic, given most people's rate of typing. Oh well, you know what P.T. Barnum said....

Navid Mar 8th, 2006 9:46 PM

I wonder how many suckers will actually get excited over it.

Mjordan2nd Mar 8th, 2006 9:53 PM

Ptshh, you guys are crazy. I learned C++ in 3 minutes flat, 10 minutes is slow. Of course, this may be due to the fact that I am The Supreme Ruler.

jaeusm Mar 8th, 2006 10:03 PM

Quote:

On the other hand, a really good book is this one: approx 100 people rated it and it has 5 stars. Must be good. Anyone have experience with this one?

Effective C++ : 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs (3rd Edition)
Yes, but it assumes you already know C++. It is commonly referred to as "the first second book for C++ programmers". Make sure you understand the language before delving into Meyers' books. They are not tutorials.

If you really want to learn the hows, the whats, and the whys of C++, read Bruce Eckel's "Thinking in C++". Both volumes.

Navid Mar 8th, 2006 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mjordan2nd
Ptshh, you guys are crazy. I learned C++ in 3 minutes flat, 10 minutes is slow. Of course, this may be due to the fact that I am The Supreme Ruler.

I learned C++ in 30 seconds and then I learned C#, Java and PHP on that same night. The next day owned a multi-billion dollar business that ruined Microsoft over night. True story; honest.

ReggaetonKing Mar 8th, 2006 10:29 PM

My first book I read on programming was "Crash Course: Programming with C++". The first page confused the hell outta me and then went to declaring variables! That made me drop C++ as a first language for me! "Java 2 in 24 Days" is also bull! I read the first 100 pages in 5 days and only knew how to type "Hello World!". I hate Sams Publishing! O'Reily is so much better!

Navid Mar 8th, 2006 10:44 PM

"Sam's Teach Yourslef C in 21 Days" worked out fine for me.

ReggaetonKing Mar 8th, 2006 10:47 PM

Is that the only C book you've read?


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