Review:This textbook is extremely well written. I got it when I was learning C and it was perfectly suited to this - I don't have any criticisms. It made me realize that there are some textbooks that are a class above the majority and that the time spent finding the good ones will quickly be repaid. Read more

Review:I had gotten a different C Programming book that wasn't as clear cut and good for beginners, but this is a perfect way to introduce C to those learning on their own like myself. I would recommend this without hesitation. Read more

Review:This is great book for learning C++!! It talks about the topic in very understandable wording, then goes into a sample coding project, giving adequate descriptions concerning what is going on in the code. I knew the basics before I got the book, so I cannot speak for the first few chapters, but I can verify that the chapters about classes, pointers, and memory allocation are very well-written and is a great book overall!! Read more

Review:First and foremost, this is an excellent book. Everything is explained very well with not too much "fluff". I found a few errors in the text but that's to be expected in any programming book.

Now the reason I gave it only 4 stars is because of the style of the code. He uses "thisVar" or "this_var" in programs and many times uses both in the same program! The same for braces. He goes from same-line braces to line-after braces many times in the same program!

For those unaware, that's... Read more

Review:This book is a good introductory course to the c++ programming language. Although I do not consider myself an absolute beginner for programming, I must admit that the material in this book consolidates what I know, and what I don't know. The balance between code structure over general problem solving signifies how important it is to properly learn a new programming language. It is for this purpose that I take on my free times and devote myself into the book, reading about how others write and st... Read more

Review:I was looking for an introductory book on "C" and found this was recommended by a MIT professor who was teaching microcontroller courses. So I bought it and found it to be clear, authoritative and easy to follow. I would recommended this to anyone wanting to start "C". Read more

Review:although written by the creator of C++, the examples are bad written and not comprehensive. It seems that the writer documented as much as possible, but on the expanse of thorough explanations and examples. Read more

Review:Why do they put directions for Windows first? Forgive me for not reading all the way through the tutorials before I start but my goodness. What a frustrating read. The tutorials are rather straightforward once you get through the directions for Windows 95-Windows 8, Linux and Commodore 64. Read more

Review:I downloaded this Kindle book but was unable to open. I was instructed to remove this item from my device... but no way to download again. I am very dissapointed that I can not get this book!!! How do I get this book downloaded? Read more

Review:As someone who has dabbled in many programming languages, I was looking more for a guided tour of the Python language than an intro to programming that happened to use Python, and Python Crash Course was just what I was looking for. I especially appreciated the section on code testing, which is almost never covered in beginner books and should be. The author has also taken the time to cover the two versions of Python you might find in the wild, and also provide instructions for Windows, Linux an... Read more