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• Information on C++ types and type conversions
• Syntax for C++ statements and preprocessor directives
• Help declaring and defining classes, and managing inheritance
• Information on declarations, storage classes, arrays, pointers, strings, and expressions
• Refreshers on key concepts of C++ such as namespaces and scope
• More!

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An exellent quick-reference for non-novice C++ users

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This book provides a quick and concise reference to the C++ language, covering everything from the basic structure of C++ files (including #include guards) and programs to variables and operators to the Object-Oriented features of the language. However, if you are looking for a detailed description of the C++ language, get The C++ Programming Language: Special Edition (3rd Edition) along with this book and you will have that plus a quick reference to almost all of the non-STL topics the other book talks about. On the down side, this book gives really superficial coverage of the STL, but then again this book isn't meant to be a pocket reference to the STL. For a good book on that, get a copy of The STL Pocket Reference. That being said, I would recommend this book to those who have either gone through or are going through their first year of programming courses.

You get what you pay for

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If you are looking for a quick and dirty C++ pocket reference, this book should be on the top of your list. It covers all of the necessities, which is great for when you are switching between programming languages. If you have too many languages in your mind, a quick reference is a great little refresher, which this book certainly provides. My only qualm, and the reason it loses a star, is that the organization is not completely intuitive. However, after a few uses, you get used to this and it becomes a non-issue. I suppose you would have this with any book.

Excellent as intro for C and Java Programers

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For many years, I did most of my programming in C, but never learned C++. In recent years, I have been using Java mostly. Now I wish to get back to C++, and I have found this book to be an excellent introduction. In order to read this book one already needs to know how to work with the very low level aspects of C, and at the same time one must understand object oriented concepts. But for the reader who is at such a place, this book provides a very concise description of the C++ language. In just 125 small pages, the author manages to step through all of the aspects of the C++ language and concisely describe them.

Great pocket reference

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The C++ Pocket Reference is designed for C or Java developers who occasionally program in C++ and need a syntax reminder. Not designed as a tutorial or provide lengthy instruction on the subject, this book is great for a one paragraph explanation on a particular topic. I found this to be a very useful and easy to follow book. It starts out with the basics of writing a C++ program (processor directives, data types) and slowly moves into more complicated aspects of this language (like templates and memory management). I would highly recommend this as a reference book if you find yourself occasionally doing some programming in C++.