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List (and find) recommended programming references here!
Hello.
By popular request, we're starting up a thread on recommended programming books. This way, references are all in one place and easy to find. The moderators, in particular, Thelemac, have agreed to help maintain the format of the thread. (Thanks, Thelemac! Please feel free to edit these instructions! ) We'll use a standard format to make the thread easier to read and maintain. Hopefully, as we add more and more listings to this thread, we can group the entries by programming language.
So, to add a reference, please use this format:
Language: <e.g., C++, C, HTML, Java, VB>
Title: <title> , <edition if applicable>
Author: <Last Name>, <First Name>
ISBN: <for easier searching on amazon, etc.>
Top Pros: <what makes you recommend the book?>
Cons: <optional>
If you have a tutorial website to list, please use this format:
Language:
Title: <if applicable>
URL: <type out full URL here -- the forums should create the link>
Top Pros:
Cons: <optional>
I'll get us started:
Language: C++
Title: C++ in Plain English, 3rd Edition
Author: Overland, Brian
ISBN: 0-7645-3545-5
Top Pros: Gives a great crash course in C++, from
memory management to pointers to disk I/O. It
does a particularly good job of explaining classes
and disk I/O, and each concept is followed by an
example. Also, all stdlib functions are listed
alphabetically with examples for each. A good
reference even after you've learned, and easily searched.
Hello.
By popular request, we're starting up a thread on recommended programming books. This way, references are all in one place and easy to find. The moderators, in particular, Thelemac, have agreed to help maintain the format of the thread. (Thanks, Thelemac! Please feel free to edit these instructions! ) We'll use a standard format to make the thread easier to read and maintain. Hopefully, as we add more and more listings to this thread, we can group the entries by programming language.
So, to add a reference, please use this format:
Language: <e.g., C++, C, HTML, Java, VB>
Title: <title> , <edition if applicable>
Author: <Last Name>, <First Name>
ISBN: <for easier searching on amazon, etc.>
Top Pros: <what makes you recommend the book?>
Cons: <optional>
If you have a tutorial website to list, please use this format:
Language:
Title: <if applicable>
URL: <type out full URL here -- the forums should create the link>
Top Pros:
Cons: <optional>
I'll get us started:
Language: C++
Title: C++ in Plain English, 3rd Edition
Author: Overland, Brian
ISBN: 0-7645-3545-5
Top Pros: Gives a great crash course in C++, from
memory management to pointers to disk I/O. It
does a particularly good job of explaining classes
and disk I/O, and each concept is followed by an
example. Also, all stdlib functions are listed
alphabetically with examples for each. A good
reference even after you've learned, and easily searched.
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