C++ Essentials For Dummies
1. Edition January 2025
192 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Mak, Ronald (Editor)
The quick and crystal-clear guide to C++ programming
C++ Essentials For Dummies is your useful reference to the key concepts of C++, the popular general-purpose language utilized everywhere from building games to writing parts of operating systems. With minimal review and background material--and absolutely no fluff--this book gets straight to the essential topics you need to know to ramp up, brush up, or level up.
* Get a helpful intro to the basic concepts of coding in C++
* Review what you already know or pick up essential new skills
* Create projects that run smoothly with the C++ language
* Keep this concise reference book handy for jogging your memory as you work
Great for supplementing classroom learning, reviewing for a certification, or staying knowledgeable on the job, C++ Essentials For Dummies is a fantastic refresher guide that you can always turn to for answers.
Chapter 1: Compiling and Running Your First C++ Application 3
Chapter 2: Storing Data in C++ 9
Chapter 3: Directing the Application Flow 37
Chapter 4: Dividing Your Work with Functions 61
Chapter 5: Splitting Up Source Code Files 79
Chapter 6: Referring to Your Data through Pointers 95
Chapter 7: Working with Classes 117
Chapter 8: Working with Arrays and Pointers 151
Chapter 9: Ten Features for More Advanced C++ Programming 159
Index 171
Ronald Mak teaches computer science and data science at San Jose State University. He was formerly a senior scientist at NASA and JPL, and has written books on software design, compiler construction, and numerical computing.
