C++ General: What are good books about C++ ?

Q: What are good books on C++?

A:

• "Accelerated C++"
  
  Andrew Koenig & Barbara E. Moo
  Addison-Wesley
  ISBN: 020170353X
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• "The C++ Programming Language (Special 3rd Edition)"
  
  Bjarne Stroustrup
  Addison-Wesley
  ISBN: 0201700735
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• "Exceptional C++"
  
  Herb Sutter
  Addison-Wesley
  ISBN: 0201615622
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• "More Exceptional C++"
  
  Herb Sutter
  Addison-Wesley
  ISBN: 020170434X
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• "Effective C++"
  
  Scott Meyers
  Addison-Wesley
  ISBN: 0201924889
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• "More Effective C++"
  
  Scott Meyers
  Addison-Wesley
  ISBN: 020163371X
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• "The C++ Standard Library : A Tutorial and Reference"
  
  Nicolai M. Josuttis
  Addison-Wesley
  ISBN: 0201379260
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• "C++ Coding Standards"
  
  Herb Sutter - Andrei Alexandrescu
  Addison-Wesley
  ISBN: 0321113586
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• "Effective STL"
  
  Scott Meyers
  Addison-Wesley
  ISBN: 0201749629
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• "C++ Templates"
  
  David Vandevoorde & Nicolai M. Josuttis
  Addison-Wesley
  ISBN: 0201734842
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• "Modern C++ Design"
  
  Andrei Alexandrescu
  Addison-Wesley
  ISBN: 0201704315
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• "C++ Gotchas: Avoiding Common Problems in Coding and Design"
  
  Stephen C. Dewhurst
  Addison-Wesley
  ISBN: 0321125185
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• "Inside the C++ Object Model"
  
  Stanley B. Lippman
  Addison-Wesley
  ISBN: 0201834545
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• "C++ Strategies and Tactics"
  
  Robert B. Murray
  Addison-Wesley
  ISBN: 0201563827

A free e-book:

• Thinking in C++ by Bruce Eckel is available here.

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FAQ contributed by: [Kevin Hall] [Sam Hobbs] [NMTop40] [elpiper] [miteshpandey]
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I personally found the following book to be very useful for starting out with C++. For instance, it explains exactly what a class is - a data type, rather than explaining that it is some abstract thing that you could never possibly understand. It also teaches the language in a proper order; it delays any talk about OO issues until the basics of the language have been taught (whereas other books start using string classes right from the get-go). The first half of the book teaches C++, which is all you need for a good beginning. The second half teaches MFC, which I cannot comment on - I don't use it.

• "Beginning Visual C++ 6 by Ivor Horton"
  Publisher: Wrox; 6th edition (August 26, 1998)
  ISBN: 0764543881

Thinking in C++ and Effective STL are both excellent books in my opinion.

Black Belt C++ also by Bruce Eckel is another good C++ book. Its lighter reading than Thinking in C++, and its not a reference type book at all, but it does have a good variety of subjects that hit on C++ topics at all levels. There are beginner topics as well as more advanced stuff. Its pretty interesting reading too, especially if you are a big computer nerd like me.

Anyway, its not a teach C++ or a reference book at all but it does have some really good essays by Bruce Eckel and others, and I would recommend it completely.

I found this book very useful.

C++ Without Fear::by Brain Overland

Teaches you the basics, also covers more advanced 'ideas' later in the book. Which to be honest lost me a bit.

You get a free CD as well, with a compliler and source codes from the book. Even with the last chapters, i still recommend it.

Consider, Design Patterns by Eric Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John M. Vlissides

Also this guide here is pretty good for C++.

It's free and AWESOME for new people: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/beginner/cc305129.aspx

I think "How to program C++" by Deitel is good for beginners.

I'd suggest "Sam's Teach Yourself" to be a great book for beginners.

• Professional C++, 2nd Edition by Marc Gregoire, Nicholas A. Solter, and Scott J. Kleper.

It's one of the most recently published and includes changes to the latest C++ standard, C++11.

The following is also worth mentioning. It seems that many really like it and many really do not. People should read the description of its purpose before purcahsing.

Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++
Bjarne Stroustrup
Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN-10: 0321543726
ISBN-13: 978-0321543721
"An Introduction to Programming by the Inventor of C++"