Ivor Horton's Beginning ANSI C++: The Complete Language

by Ivor Horton

* The previous title has proven sales success over 6 years; new edition is completely revised and updated, author is widely acknowledged as among the best authors on programming today! * Includes progressive text and examples, with each topic building on what has been learned previously * No specific prior programming experience necessary – Material is suited to both self-taught learners and structured courses * Written in an easy, effective tutorial style with all language features demonstrated through working examples * Explains what language elements are for and how they work * Demystifies the language by explaining all specialized terminology and jargon * Covers class templates in depth and includes an introduction to the Standard Template Library

Genres: Programming

1118 pages, Paperback

First published January 5, 2004

About the author

Ivor Horton is self-employed in consultancy and writes programming tutorials. He started out as a mathematician, but shortly after graduating, he was lured into messing about with computers by a well-known manufacturer. Horton's experience at IBM includes programming in most languages (like assembler and high-level languages on a variety of machines), real-time programming, and designing and implementing real-time closed loop industrial control systems. He has extensive experience teaching programming to engineers and scientists (Fortran, PL/1, APL, etc.). Horton is an expert in mechanical, process, and electronic CAD systems; mechanical CAM systems; and DNC/CNC systems. He has spent many happy years programming occasionally useful applications in a variety of languages as well as teaching mainly scientists and engineers to do likewise. He has extensive experience in applying computers to problems in engineering design and to manufacturing operations in a wide range of industries. He is the author of a number of tutorial books on programming in C, C++, and Java. When not writing programming books or providing advice to others, he leads a life of leisure.