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Title: C/C++ Programmer's Reference by Herbert Schildt ISBN: 0-07-212706-6 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 27 June, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.21 (33 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Damn close to perfect reference book
Comment: As an experienced programmer, this book is simply ideal for me. Whether to remind me of the ordering of parameters to functions or to recall the subtleties of using the STL, it's all there.
The book is thoroughly cross-referenced, has an excellent index, and is well organized -- it can be meaningfully browsed end to end, an extraordinary accomplishment. Mr. Schildt describes each entry concisely, thoroughly, and in a completely readable way. Consider for example the following description of the "static" keyword:
"static is a data type modifier that creates permanent storage for the local variable that it precedes. This enables the specified variable to maintain its value between function calls, for example.
"static can also be used to declare global variables. In this case, it limits the scope of the variable that it modifies to the file in which it is declared.
"In C++, when static is used on a class data member, it causes only one copy of that member to be shared by all objects of its class."
That is without compare the cleanest description of the keyword I've ever seen. This is a typical entry; it's all there, with enough detail that I recall exactly what is going on.
I am amused by the various bad reviews which complain that this is not a "complete" reference. It is exactly the judicious editing and concision which makes this so useful to me. My only complaint is in fact the opposite; that in some cases it goes into too much detail. There are sporadic "Programming Tips" scattered throughout, and I find each of these to be a waste of time in a reference text. These would seem more appropriate in an introductory text.
In short, this is an extremely useful reference for the experienced developer.
Rating: 1
Summary: Terrible!
Comment: I wrote a bad review of this book 2 years ago, and can not find it here... it is one of the WORST reference books I have seen. I ended up selling mine as "used" here on Amazon! The glowing reviews must be from spam-reviewers or students/people who just don't use C++ except as a better C. C++ it large and complex, and only a fraction of it is covered in this "reference". Today I found "C++ In a Nutshell" which is finally the real C++ Reference. Ignore all others. (I do like Shildt's Java books, this is bad editing, formatting, or a half-hearted effort.)
Rating: 1
Summary: Abysmal
Comment: This is an appalling reference book. Haphazardly organised with insufficient depth on any function or keyword. No consideration of actual implementations, poor type coverage, no syntax coverage beyond single case examples. Negligible template coverage.
Give up now and instead get "C++ In A Nutshell" by Ray Lischner which is an excellent and thorough reference that actually deserves to be called a programmer's reference. I replaced "C/C++ Programmer's Reference" with "C++ In A Nutshell" and I'm very glad I did.
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Title: C++: The Complete Reference, 4th Edition by Herbert Schildt ISBN: 0072226803 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 19 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Teach Yourself C++ by Herbert Schildt ISBN: 0078823927 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $27.99 |
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Title: C: The Complete Reference, (Book/CD Package) by Herbert Schildt ISBN: 0072121246 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 26 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: C++ in a Nutshell by Ray Lischner ISBN: 059600298X Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: C++: The Complete Reference by Herbert Schildt ISBN: 0078824761 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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