Teach Yourself C++

AL STEVENS has been writing the C Programming Column in Dr. Dobb's Journal, the number one programmer's magazine, since 1988. He is the author of more than a dozen best-selling titles for MIS: Press, including Teach Yourself(R)... Windows(R) 95, Third Edition (1997), Windows(R) 95 Games Programming (1996), and C++ Database Development, Second Edition (1994). He lectures nationally for programmers, educators, and systems managers on technical issues related to programming and software design. A professional programmer since 1958, and an independent programming consultant and writer since 1978, Stevens maintains a loyal following of readers who appreciate his insight and clear writing style.

Part 1 Traditional C++: C++ basics; C++ extensions to C; C++ memory allocation; overloaded functions; C++ structures; references; C++ classes; overloaded operators; class inheritiance; C++ input/output streams. Part 2 Contemporary C++: templates; exception handling; casts and runtime type information. Part 3 Future C++: ANSI/ISO language innovations; the standard C++ library. Appendix: C++ compilers.