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Review title: Do not be intimidated by the first two chapters
Product review: I bought this book a few months ago. I was put off by its girth, and I didn't really pick it up till a week ago. In retrospect, it is really useful. I want to learn C++ in a rigorous manner. The exercises in the book really help me to understand the concepts in the text. I bought Bjarne Stroutstrup's book and I thought spent too much time extolling the language's virtues. We all know that we have to learn C++. Authors should edit out the pontification and just give us the important lessons straight. The C++ Primer manages to do that.Negatives:Source code on supporting web-site doesn't really compile under VC++.Need to buy answer book to get answers on exercises (just got mine).Bottom Line:Buy this book if you want to learn C++ and some have previous programming experience.
