Bradley L. Jones is the owner of Lots of Software, LLC, and a Microsoft MVP in C++. He has authored numerous books on C, C++, C#, and web development, and is a bestselling technical author and international technology speaker.

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• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with C++ Programming 7Chapter 1: Writing Your First C++ Program 9Chapter 2: Storing Stuff in Variables 33Chapter 3: Doing the Math 51Chapter 4: Show Me the Good Stuff! 59Chapter 5: Performing Logical Operations. 71Chapter 6: Controlling the Flow 83Part 2: Becoming a Functional C++ Programmer 101Chapter 7: Creating Functions 103Chapter 8: Grouping Similar Things Together Using Arrays 123Chapter 9: Taking a First Look at C++ Pointers 149Chapter 10: Taking a Second Look at C++ Pointers 167Chapter 11: Using the C++ Preprocessor 183Part 3: Giving Your Program a Bit of Class 207Chapter 12: Examining Object-Oriented Programming 209Chapter 13: Adding Class to C++ 215Chapter 14: Separating Letters from Words: Character Arrays versus Strings 235Chapter 15: Pointing and Staring at Objects 251Chapter 16: Protecting Members: Do Not Disturb 275Chapter 17: “Why Do You Build Me Up, Just to Tear Me Down, Baby?” 287Chapter 18: Making Constructive Arguments 301Chapter 19: Making Copies with the Copy/Move Constructor 327Chapter 20: Adding Static Members: Can Fabric Softener Help? 345Part 4: A First Look at Inheritance 359Chapter 21: Passing the DNA: Sharing Code with Inheritance 361Chapter 22: Creating Virtual Member Functions: Are They for Real? 371Chapter 23: Factoring Classes 383Part 5: Object-Oriented Programming in Overdrive. 395Chapter 24: Adopting a New Assignment Operator, Should You Decide to Accept It 397Chapter 25: Playing with the Computer’s File System 413Chapter 26: Twice the Fun: Tapping into Multiple Inheritance 421Chapter 27: Getting Ahead of Problems: Exception Handling, Contracts, and More 435Part 6: The Part of Tens 455Chapter 28: Ten Ways to Avoid Adding Bugs to Your Program 457Chapter 29: Ten Ways to Make Your Programs Easier to Update and Understand 465Index 473

Bradley L. Jones is the owner of Lots of Software, LLC, and a Microsoft MVP in C++. He has authored numerous books on C, C++, C#, and web development, and is a bestselling technical author and international technology speaker.

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• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with C++ Programming 7Chapter 1: Writing Your First C++ Program 9Chapter 2: Storing Stuff in Variables 33Chapter 3: Doing the Math 51Chapter 4: Show Me the Good Stuff! 59Chapter 5: Performing Logical Operations. 71Chapter 6: Controlling the Flow 83Part 2: Becoming a Functional C++ Programmer 101Chapter 7: Creating Functions 103Chapter 8: Grouping Similar Things Together Using Arrays 123Chapter 9: Taking a First Look at C++ Pointers 149Chapter 10: Taking a Second Look at C++ Pointers 167Chapter 11: Using the C++ Preprocessor 183Part 3: Giving Your Program a Bit of Class 207Chapter 12: Examining Object-Oriented Programming 209Chapter 13: Adding Class to C++ 215Chapter 14: Separating Letters from Words: Character Arrays versus Strings 235Chapter 15: Pointing and Staring at Objects 251Chapter 16: Protecting Members: Do Not Disturb 275Chapter 17: “Why Do You Build Me Up, Just to Tear Me Down, Baby?” 287Chapter 18: Making Constructive Arguments 301Chapter 19: Making Copies with the Copy/Move Constructor 327Chapter 20: Adding Static Members: Can Fabric Softener Help? 345Part 4: A First Look at Inheritance 359Chapter 21: Passing the DNA: Sharing Code with Inheritance 361Chapter 22: Creating Virtual Member Functions: Are They for Real? 371Chapter 23: Factoring Classes 383Part 5: Object-Oriented Programming in Overdrive. 395Chapter 24: Adopting a New Assignment Operator, Should You Decide to Accept It 397Chapter 25: Playing with the Computer’s File System 413Chapter 26: Twice the Fun: Tapping into Multiple Inheritance 421Chapter 27: Getting Ahead of Problems: Exception Handling, Contracts, and More 435Part 6: The Part of Tens 455Chapter 28: Ten Ways to Avoid Adding Bugs to Your Program 457Chapter 29: Ten Ways to Make Your Programs Easier to Update and Understand 465Index 473

Bradley L. Jones is the owner of Lots of Software, LLC, and a Microsoft MVP in C++. He has authored numerous books on C, C++, C#, and web development, and is a bestselling technical author and international technology speaker.

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• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with C++ Programming 7Chapter 1: Writing Your First C++ Program 9Chapter 2: Storing Stuff in Variables 33Chapter 3: Doing the Math 51Chapter 4: Show Me the Good Stuff! 59Chapter 5: Performing Logical Operations. 71Chapter 6: Controlling the Flow 83Part 2: Becoming a Functional C++ Programmer 101Chapter 7: Creating Functions 103Chapter 8: Grouping Similar Things Together Using Arrays 123Chapter 9: Taking a First Look at C++ Pointers 149Chapter 10: Taking a Second Look at C++ Pointers 167Chapter 11: Using the C++ Preprocessor 183Part 3: Giving Your Program a Bit of Class 207Chapter 12: Examining Object-Oriented Programming 209Chapter 13: Adding Class to C++ 215Chapter 14: Separating Letters from Words: Character Arrays versus Strings 235Chapter 15: Pointing and Staring at Objects 251Chapter 16: Protecting Members: Do Not Disturb 275Chapter 17: “Why Do You Build Me Up, Just to Tear Me Down, Baby?” 287Chapter 18: Making Constructive Arguments 301Chapter 19: Making Copies with the Copy/Move Constructor 327Chapter 20: Adding Static Members: Can Fabric Softener Help? 345Part 4: A First Look at Inheritance 359Chapter 21: Passing the DNA: Sharing Code with Inheritance 361Chapter 22: Creating Virtual Member Functions: Are They for Real? 371Chapter 23: Factoring Classes 383Part 5: Object-Oriented Programming in Overdrive. 395Chapter 24: Adopting a New Assignment Operator, Should You Decide to Accept It 397Chapter 25: Playing with the Computer’s File System 413Chapter 26: Twice the Fun: Tapping into Multiple Inheritance 421Chapter 27: Getting Ahead of Problems: Exception Handling, Contracts, and More 435Part 6: The Part of Tens 455Chapter 28: Ten Ways to Avoid Adding Bugs to Your Program 457Chapter 29: Ten Ways to Make Your Programs Easier to Update and Understand 465Index 473