# ISBN-10: 0764568523
# ISBN-13: 978-0764568527
by Stephen Randy Davis (Author)

If you?ve thought of programmers as elite intelligentsia who possess expertise (and perhaps genes) the rest of us will never have, think again. C++ For Dummies, 5th Edition, debunks the myths, blasts the barriers, shares the secrets, and gets you started. In fact, by the end of Chapter 1, you?ll be able to create a C++ program. OK, it won?t be newest, flashiest video game, but it might be a practical, customized inventory control or record-keeping program.

Most people catch on faster when they actually DO something, so C++ For Dummies includes a CD-ROM that gives you all you need to start programming (except the guidance in the book, of course), including:

* Dev-C, a full-featured, integrated C++ compiler and editor you install to get down to business
* The source code for the programs in the book, including code for BUDGET, programs that demonstrate principles in the book
* Documentation for the Standard Template Library
* Online C++ help files

Written by Stephen Randy Davis, author of C++ Weekend Crash Course, C++ for Dummies, takes you through the programming process step-by-step. You?ll discover how to:

* Generate an executable
* Create source code, commenting it as you go and using consistent code indentation and naming conventions
* Write declarations and name variables, and calculate expressions
* Write and use a function, store sequences in arrays, and declare and use pointer variables
* Understand classes and object-oriented programming
* Work with constructors and destructors
* Use inheritance to extend classes
* Use stream I/O
* Comment your code as you go, and use consistent code indentation and naming conventions
* Automate programming with the Standard Template Library (STL)

C++ for Dummies 5th Edition is updated for the newest ANSI standard to make sure you?re up to code.

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