Learning C++ and Fortran

[Jerry Feldman]

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On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 07:50:36 -0500 (EST)
Scott Ehrlich <scott at ehrlichtronics.com> wrote:

> I'm looking for recommendations for books to teach myself C++ and
> Fortran. I have Windows and UNIX machines available to me.
> 
> I have some programming experience, including an associates in
> computer science from 1994, but I have always avoided the practice.  I
> want to change that now.
> 
> Thanks for any leads.
I've found that the C++ Primer by Lippman and Lajoie was an excellent
book to learn C++, but is slightly dated. We use C++ How to program by
Deitel at Northeastern. The Deitel books are excellent for a serious C++
student. And, The C++ Programming Language, by Bjarne Stroustrup is a
must for any serious C++ programmer. Also, whatever book you get, make
sure that it describes the ISO C++ standard. 
http://www.research.att.com/~bs/C++.html

There are some other excellent books on C++, like Practical C++
Programming, but you need to learn, the language, the concepts, and
things like polymorphism. 

I don't have a FORTRAN recommendation as its been a few years since I
used FORTRAN. 


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