Re: C++ n00b

From: David White (no_at_email.provided)
Date: 09/08/04 

Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 12:14:21 +1000

"Alwyn" <dt015a1979@mac.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:070920041330111409%dt015a1979@mac.com.invalid...
> In article <iqC303abDaPBFwAl@robinton.demon.co.uk>, Francis Glassborow
> > No, they are not just old fashioned, the C++ ones are plain wrong.
>
> Well, maybe he does make mistakes, but then, who doesn't? We had a
> crash course in C++, which was really quite good, as I recall, and then
> some time later, when we'd probably forgotten most of it, we started
> our first C++ project. A lot of the time, we were floundering
> helplessly, but Schildt's book was our mainstay, and we finally made
> it. So I have nothing but affectionate memories of Schildt, whatever
> anyone else may say.

I haven't read anything by Schildt, but I thought it worth mentioning that
FAQ no. 16 for this newsgroup is devoted to how bad this author's books
supposedly are. Whether deserved or not, that's pretty damning.

DW

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