ISBN0321468937

This is a great C++ book. My experience is with the first edition, and I'm sure they've improved even that. The book is so easy to read and follow. The pages, and the code, are in color, so that specific lines of a program are highlighted to indicate the principle that the author is making.

We evaluated a number of textbooks for use in an introductory C++ course at our university, and this was the one that we thought was best for our intro C++ courses (1st year engineering, and 1st year computer science). Although we don't have an intro. C++ course for 1st year students anymore, we still use the book as a reference for our other courses.

Seems to be the authority on C++. Gives all the details. Can be a little much if just learning C++.

If you're not a seazoned programmer, and you need to learn C++, I could not recommend a better book. I've read my fair share of programming texts and most of them make fine references but do a sub par job of teaching you the language. Savitch has written a teaching text that will more than make up for your less than inspiring professor. The text is almost fun to read (lets face it, it's C++; only so much joy can be found here) and approaches each part of the language from multiple angles, insuring that you'll learn that part one way or another. There are gobs of examples, fine points, warnings, and projects. If you can't learn C++ with this text, you probably can't learn C++.

First of all, I gave to this book 1 start because:

1- It is too expensive
2- You can not see the solution of the programming projects unless you do not subscribe to mycodemate.com
So, I went to mycode.com and guess what? I have to pay !!!

Registering for: MyCodeMate for Absolute C++, 3rd edition by Savitch.

Online purchase price in USDollars : $24.00

On top of that, the author takes forever to explain simple concepts and I found also bugs in some code.

So, my question is...How can I learn how to program in c++ if I CAN NOT see the solutions?
Why should I pay 24$ for the solutions after I spent already 100$?
How can I REALLY learn C++ if the examples in this text book do not work because are buggy?

I think that for 100$ readers should DESERVE free buggy codes and FREE solutions.

In conclusion, if love wasting money and time, this is the right book for you.

P.S. Sorry for my English.

This book worth every penny, Walter Savitch's books teach me Java and now teaching me C++ I get A on both college classes using his books