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slashdot · 12-26-2004, 02:29 PM

Ok, I bought a few months ago C++ for dummies. Mr. Davis should be fired to death for making such a horrible book that is intedended for "dummies". Ok, does anyone know of a good... possibly free, reference to learning C++? I would like something that don't incorporate words that could very easily be replaced with something simple. (ex. truncated, replaced, or cut off) In other words, I would like a reference that the author makes you feel like hes "talking" to you, and not like he is speaking his mind, acting like he is smarter then the reader, and saying "O, you don't know what I am saying? I was trying to speak at your level, but you must be more stupid then I thought."

12-26-2004, 02:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
slashdot Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43	Newbie not understanding crap book. Need better reference. Ok, I bought a few months ago C++ for dummies. Mr. Davis should be fired to death for making such a horrible book that is intedended for "dummies". Ok, does anyone know of a good... possibly free, reference to learning C++? I would like something that don't incorporate words that could very easily be replaced with something simple. (ex. truncated, replaced, or cut off) In other words, I would like a reference that the author makes you feel like hes "talking" to you, and not like he is speaking his mind, acting like he is smarter then the reader, and saying "O, you don't know what I am saying? I was trying to speak at your level, but you must be more stupid then I thought."