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A good book to learn C++?

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Lazy8s

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Hey, I'm going to be a senior this year majoring in computer Science. I am interrested in programming video games and the like, unfortunately the school I go to preaches Java. Granted, they have well prepared us to go into big business their only attempt at teaching C is a small C overview class, so I would like to teach myself.

I am looking for a suggestion for a good book to teach myself with. This book:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/...1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-4693961-0843963
seems to have some great reviews from everywhere I have looked. I am an intermediate Java programmer at the least and seeing as how C++ is object oriented I don't see how it could be too difficult for me to pick up. I also know ASP, SQL, LISP, and some others. Unfortunately, though, I have almost no experience with C\C++ so I need a book that won't get me in too deep too quickly; I can always skip ahead some if I need to. 😛 Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 
That's the one I always see recommended here. I don't remember what reference books I used when I learned it last century.

Advanced Search "C++ book" might find the last couple of threads on this, probably in archived threads.
 
well... once you have the syntax down (which shouldn't take long with java background, and any run of the mill text), read effective c++ and more effective c++ for usage patterns in c++.
 
Thanks a bunch.

On a side note I did search for C++ (which returned WAY too many threads to look through) then I searched C++ book and it returned nothing. Sorry if I posted a FAQ I h8 when people do that. 🙁
 
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