c++ books

[vmoon]

Does anybody know of any good c++ books and starter kits?

[jacee92]

what is a c++ book?

[vmoon]

Matthew wants this book. It teaches you something about a computer. How to program I think. Tomorrow, after work, I'm taking him to books a million.

[LivnForChrist]

Hi Viva, C++ is a computer programming language so a book on C++ will teach you how
to program in C++. Borders will have books on it so you might want to check that out.
Another good place to check is online. There's a lot of good books around. I guess a good book will
be one that explains the programming language in easy to understand terms &
has good examples. Books by Deitel & Deitel are usually good. Check them. I'm pretty
sure that they have some good books on C++.

Here's a mini program in c++ for example.

{
int main(); //main function

int x; //to store an integer aka positive or negative whole number...ie -1, 1, 13...etc

for(x=0; x<=5; x++){ //start x at 0 and add 1 until you get to x =5
cout<<x; //print the value of x to the computer screen
} //end the for loop
return(0); //end the function
}

This small program would just print out the numbers 0 through 5 to the screen :)



oh, how I miss programming.

[vmoon]

Hi Viva, C++ is a computer programming language so a book on C++ will teach you how
to program in C++. Borders will have books on it so you might want to check that out.
Another good place to check is online. There's a lot of good books around. I guess a good book will
be one that explains the programming language in easy to understand terms &
has good examples. Books by Deitel & Deitel are usually good. Check them. I'm pretty
sure that they have some good books on C++.

Here's a mini program in c++ for example.

{
int main(); //main function

int x; //to store an integer aka positive or negative whole number...ie -1, 1, 13...etc

for(x=0; x<=5; x++){ //start x at 0 and add 1 until you get to x =5
cout<<x; //print the value of x to the computer screen
} //end the for loop
return(0); //end the function
}

This small program would just print out the numbers 0 through 5 to the screen :)



oh, how I miss programming.

My youngest son is really into computers. He has tried to explain to me what this is. What we need is a simple starter kit or book. I can't help him. What he's learned, he's learned on his own. Did you go to school to learn programming?

[vmoon]

Matthew is very proud of himself and so am I. He just came in here to tell me that has made a calculator on his computer. :) He just said Mama! I need geometry. Lord Help me.

[LivnForChrist]

My youngest son is really into computers. He has tried to explain to me what this is. What we need is a simple starter kit or book. I can't help him. What he's learned, he's learned on his own. Did you go to school to learn programming?

Sounds like that's a really smart boy you've got there. Yes, I went to school for it. I have a BS in Computer Science. I don't know if he has one but if he wants to program at home on a pc, he's going to need a C++ compiler. (It allows you to run C++ code). I used Borland but there are many good compilers. For a book, don't forget to try the "for Dummies" series too. I'm pretty sure that I remember them having a C++ for dummies. Next to that, like I said earlier, I like the Deitel & Deitel books for ease of understanding. :)

[LivnForChrist]

Matthew is very proud of himself and so am I. He just came in here to tell me that has made a calculator on his computer. :) He just said Mama! I need geometry. Lord Help me.

I remember those days. I had to take so much math, I felt like a math major. :tongue

[LivnForChrist]

I forgot to add this:

I don't know how old your son it but if he's in college and he's majoring in computer
science, he can pick up all kinds of cheap computer software. I mean cheap in price.
Microsoft reps used to come to my college (Wayne State University) and we'd get free or really
cheap software. I think that if you're a student (high school or college) that you qualify for the
student edition of software (especially Microsoft). You get it at a fraction of what everybody pays.
I still have the student edition of Microsoft offfice (word, excel, powerpoint, and access) and I paid
less than 100 dollars for it. It was licensed for use on up to 3 computers. I put it on my pc, my laptop,
and my son's pc. I think I paid $85 for it. That was a steal. I picked that up at Bestbuy. You don't have
to have a rep come around for that. You can do a search online for student edition software :)

[vmoon]

I forgot to add this:

I don't know how old your son it but if he's in college and he's majoring in computer
science, he can pick up all kinds of cheap computer software. I mean cheap in price.
Microsoft reps used to come to my college (Wayne State University) and we'd get free or really
cheap software. I think that if you're a student (high school or college) that you qualify for the
student edition of software (especially Microsoft). You get it at a fraction of what everybody pays.
I still have the student edition of Microsoft offfice (word, excel, powerpoint, and access) and I paid
less than 100 dollars for it. It was licensed for use on up to 3 computers. I put it on my pc, my laptop,
and my son's pc. I think I paid $85 for it. That was a steal. I picked that up at Bestbuy. You don't have
to have a rep come around for that. You can do a search online for student edition software :)

Oh no, my son is only 14 yrs old. We homeschool so he's got tons of time to fiddle around with this stuff. Tonight we went to Books-A-Million and he picked out c++ for dummies and another one, don't remember which. I'll let him read this post. He'll know what you mean.
My Matthew doesn't do well in school but for some reason he loves anything to do with computers. I've been asking the stores like Best Buy to see if they had an apprenticeship program. Of course they do not. I'm going to look into some programs at the local college to see if they offer some kind of classes for kids. I'd love to find someone to teach him some of this stuff.

I'm also going to ask our local telephone company (they provide our internet service) to see if he can "help" an afternoon or two this summer. Who knows maybe they will.


Thank you so much for your help.2: I just learned how to cut and paste so as you can see, I'm no help at all.
Th