C++ In Action

Industrial Strength Programming

There aren't that many books that teach C++. You can find good C++ reference books and technical books for advanced C++ programmers, but precious few books that actually teach programming in C++. Among them C++ In Action presents a unique approach--teaching the language from the perspective of a professional programmer.

In this book you won't find examples of boring payroll applications or programs for grading students. Instead you'll witness the development of a simple parser and a symbolic calculator from a simple command-line program to a GUI Windows application. In the process you'll learn how to use C++ like a real pro.

Bartosz Milewski's resume.

Web Edition

The Web Edition of C++ in Action is being published on the Internet by me, the author. I realize that the technology is still not there--the technology that would make a web book as easy to read as its paper based relative. Computer monitors still lag behind paper in terms of resolution, portability and price. Fortunately, you won't need to spend hours connected to the Internet due to its increasingly high-speed access and because there are easy ways browse the web off-line.

The contents of the book are:

	As you read through the chapters look for this icon to download the code samples from this book.
	The image of a rotten apple will accompany sermons about bad programming practices and provides tips on how to avoid bugs.

Hardcopy Edition

C++ in Action was published by Addison Wesley in 2001. It was translated into Chinese shortly thereafter.

You can buy a used copy of the book for a very low price (less than $20--hurry though--the price has recently doubled from the low of $10) through some discount sellers on Amazon. Apparently my book was selected as a bait to attract buyers who might also buy more expensive books. I have no problem with it, as long as it makes the book affordable to more people. So enjoy!

You can also buy it new at Barnes and Noble.

Source Code

The CD that comes with the book was compiled to work with an old version of Code Co-op. If you have a newer version of Code Co-op (2.0 or later), don't use the CD--download the sources directly from here.

Note: The compilers have changed since 2000, so some conversion of project files might be required.

Here's a version of WinCalc that works with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.

Compilers Reqs

The compiler requirements for this source code needs to be Microsoft compatible.

See more compiler specifics and recommendations..

Questions & Errors: If you find any errors in the printed version that are not already listed in the errata, post it on our forum. You can also ask C++ and Windows programming questions there.

Two years later...: I had no idea that "C++ In Action" would become such a cult book. Read what some developers have said about it.

C++ In Action

Industrial Strength Programming

Web Edition

Hardcopy Edition

Source Code

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