20 Best Books For C++ (2023 Update)

I program is C and wanted an C++ book. The book by Stroustrup is a great reference book to compliment my very good C book. Stroustrup covers it all in this book and the book is well organized and easy for me to follow. It is the bible for C++. It is a keeper. I would not trade it for another C++ book. I am glad that I have it.4for4cc2

This book is written in the way creator Bjarne Stroustrup sees his language and how his language should be used. This book is not thin on material for the intermediate to advanced C++ software engineer. One word in warning to potential buyers: You better be sharp with your STL skills before reading this book. Stroustrup writes his implementations around the STL which is not covered from a tutorial style in this book before he introduces it, which tells you that he meant for this book strictly as a reference not as a readers book. This critism is constructive, not disruptive, but I have been programming in standard ANSI/ISO C++ for 9 years, this book is best understood if you read the following first, if not, this book for even an itermediate C++ program cannot be digested to the fullest and you will reading this book fooling yourself of how much knowledge you have attained, when in reality, all that you have accomplished is reading this book so that you can say that you read Stroustrup, which is foolish, so read these first: 1) C++ Primer 3rd Edition: Stanley Lippman Addison Wesley Books Strengths: If you are starting out with C++ with no C++ experience, this book covers every facet beginner to advanced topics, such as fundamental classes, class design covering nested class and intense class scoping rules, which Stroustrups book does not cover, there is no reference to nested classes and access privileges with nested classes with Stroustrup's book. The chapters on function templates and another chapter on class templates are the most complete and thorough beyound what you need to know for richness is explained brilliantly and better than scant coverage in Stroustrup's. The C++ Primer is long though, so if you want to learn C++ the right way, skills like this take time and effort, there is no free lunches here, but this is regarded as the best C++ book regardless of level: starter, intermediate, or very advanced master. It also serves a robust reference. This books covers the STL containers well in its own chapter and also two chapter on all the STL algoritms, plus an extended alphabetically ordered repitition in type out of the book and compile form. This book is not for the faint hearted or lazy, if you are ambitious, this book will make you a C++ king. Also get its companion C++ Answer book with all answers to the books exercise questions from author Clovis L. Tondo, also an Addison Wesley title. 2) C++ Algorithms 3rd Edition by Robert Sedgewick also Addison Wesley books. Why? You seriouly have to know your date structure skills, linked lists, stacks, trees, queues and its accompanying algoritms, such as: searching and sorting, merging and merge sorting. Stroustrups books assumes you know how these all come together, if you do not believe this, then look at his stark and algorithmically complex data structure examples, once this is read everything will be a piece of cake, believe this, do not fool yourself. 3) The C++ Standard Library Tutorial and Reference from Nicolai Josuttis, from Addison Wesley also, this book is the defacto bible on mastering the STL, which covers brilliant chapters on containers( vectors, lists, maps, sets, deques, and much more ). It also covers a huge chapter on standard IO streams, at least over 150 pages on this alone, as well a masterful chapter on STL strings. This should be read after Sedgewick's book. This book like all Addison Wesley books, is of the highest qualitiy and caliber of writing making itihaszroland

I am a college student and I am studying about Java, C++ the book was recommended by my instructor. Great book, easy reading would/will buy more books about this subject.larry10101

This is a great book for intermediate programmers learning C++. Understanding the hows and whys of the language really helps knowing how to use and design programs with it. This book has given me lots of ideas. It's not for learning the language, but for understanding it.amannuc

I'm a self learner and have looked at many books to teach myself. This is the first book that hasn't lost me as soon as I got through the "Hello world". I actually feel like I'm getting a good grasp of the material because they are in bite size bits with questions that make you think along the way to help drive it home. Each example puts a new little bit in that wasn't yet covered, but the author immediately explains it as part of his teaching technique. I've been trying to teach myself programming for years with very little success of all sorts of languages like Python, Ruby, VB, Delphi, and others without completion because I lost interest quickly. This author maintains my interest and I don't feel overwhelmed with the presentation. I would highly recommend this book for someone a little aged that wants to challenge themselves to learn.keitha1

It is a good language reference about "syntax and fundamentals" as it says. It would benefit however, from a reference to, at the very least, the standard library.laperouse

It is not your usual tutorial. In this book you are taken to a jurney with an author through coding from the very beginning. Author uses clear language and you can't go wrong with his words. To be honest, I do not think that there is any easier way to learn C++ than from this book. And funnier too, because the author is not lacking sense of humor. I highly recommend to start learning from this book not only because it's written in friendly way, but because C++ is the language most everything starts from. After mastering this code, others like PHP, JavaScript or Python will not make any problems.048petersgoods

I'm in college for computer programming and this book has helped me go leaps and bounds passed other students and giving me the leg up that I neededJAKE

It is a well written and well organized book. The virtue of this book is that it is really focused on the title topic, it is easy to understand and a pleasant reading.Luisa G.

Amazing book. I learned so much. The book arrived in excellent condition. Easy to understand and humorous. Highly recommended.soul_09

I bought this book as a present for my brother who had just graduated from IT department. And the main reason I chose this one was the fact that I already owned one by myself and knew the content. This is a great book both as a textbook and as a handbook. Even an expert will find some interesting aspects to learn or to review. The language used in the book is clear. There are loads of examples and tons of discussion. The only disadvantage is that there is already a newer version!aram2007*2007

I bought this book as a present for my brother who had just graduated from IT department. And the main reason I chose this one was the fact that I already owned one by myself and knew the content. This is a great book both as a textbook and as a handbook. Even an expert will find some interesting aspects to learn or to review. The language used in the book is clear. There are loads of examples and tons of discussion. The only disadvantage is that there is already a newer version!aram2007*2007

It is a fairly nice book, but some of the technology in it is outdated. If your just trying to scratch the surface of C++ it is a good book, but if you want to go more in depth and move forward with C++ you might want to look into a more recently released publication.ultimateflucker