• Learn C++ from a master: how to think like a programmer!
• A remarkable personal dialogue between a C++ expert and a novice
• From the absolute basics to advanced topics: inheritance, polymorphism, pointers, and more.

Even if you have absolutely no programming experience, this book will help you truly master C++.

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It's a book-length dialogue between renowned C++ developer Steve Heller and a real-life programming novice-a novice with an uncanny ability to ask the questions you'd ask-and get crystal-clear, on-target answers.

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Steve Heller's "Learning to Program in C++." It's a pleasure to read. And if you pay attention, you'll walk away with a superb understanding of C++: what to do, how to do it, and above all, why.

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