just starting to learn c++, and I have experience in FORTRAN.
I am looking for a book that can take me from the beginning but also go into more detail than I will probably need(just in case). Also will serve as a reference later on.

I will most likely be using visual studio 2005. So if there is a book that teaches the language as well as specifics about visual studio that might be good.

I'll head to the bookstore later to look around, but I would really like some opinions here.

So, any suggestions?

3/1/2006 6:15:43 PM

3/1/2006 6:30:40 PM

Download this compiler and ide.
http://www.bloodshed.net/dev/devcpp.html

Go here to learn C++
http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/

Here for questions
http://cboard.cprogramming.com/

Total Cost: Free

3/1/2006 6:32:25 PM

Get the book. Don't go to free tutorial websites they do not cover everything about the language. After you finish my above book. "Professional C++", is another great one. Tutorial websites don't teach you how or when is a good time to use the things they tell you. At least not enough of them. Take for example copy constructors. A lot of people do not know how to use them well, or correctly. Books teach you these things.

[Edited on March 1, 2006 at 6:44 PM. Reason : uo]

3/1/2006 6:39:55 PM

And free ide's and compilers are fucking trash.

3/1/2006 6:40:59 PM