Need Advice...........

[getzephyr]

One of my friend interested in learning C, C++, I have suggested some books, but she is need of latest book. Any advice will be appreciated.

[Mikau]

I thought this book was excellent:
http://www.amazon.com/Sams-Teach-You.../dp/0672327112

It was recommended to me, and I wasn't disappointed.

I think 21 weeks is a more realistic rate, as you can't just read through it without practice, but its a great book nevertheless.

Oh and you can also just go and read it here:
http://newdata.box.sk/bx/c/

[Honor]

I don't think so! In my opinion nobody can learn programming in 21 days or 7 days.
Take a book and start to read. No matter which book you read. By the time you you will learn the basic of the language and you will choose the correct book on your own.

Lastly I advice this article to read.
http://norvig.com/21-days.html

Sorry for my bad english. It is not my language!

[jlou]

I don't think so! In my opinion nobody can learn programming in 21 days or 7 days.

Interesting you should mention that. In this thread the site admin Brad Jones talks about the point of the "21 days" theme:

Additionally - I wrote the first 21 day book for sams back in 1992. I am the one that broke teaching C down into three weeks with a daily lesson for each. It really bugs me when people make comments about 21 days being unrealistic to make someone a professional programmer. Duh! Nobody said it would. Rather what these books do are teach the basic syntax (they are --beginner level-- books. They are there to get people a foundation of the basics. In this case it is a foundation of the basics of the C++ language.

In 21 days you can teach someone the syntax and the basic foundation of a language. It takes lots of use to then turn that learning into skill.

I think the idea is that there are 21 lessons, not that they should be finished in that amount of time.

[Mitsukai]

you will learn the basic of the language and you will choose the correct book on your own.

what if the book doesnt follow the (new) standard?