What are your favourite C++ books?

**mm78** · 28th October 2006, 22:20

Design Patterns by GOF is really good. I also like the Deitel books and Effective C++. And the Qt book of course.

As for C++ vs. Java discussions in general I must say I find them quite silly, biased and prejudiced most of the time. I have both formal training and professional experience with both C++ and Java, and I must say that they are both great languages. Which language to pick really depends on what problem you have at hand. C++ is great on the desktop and on embedded. Java is great on the server and quite allright on embedded too. Both languages have quirks and, uhm, faults, but... please, base your discussion on something else than ignorance, prejudice and what you want to believe.

Talking about Java... have you guys checked out Jambi yet?

**Walsi** · 11th April 2007, 14:48

C++ Primer! I just bought I yesterday!

**Gopala Krishna** · 11th April 2007, 19:10

My most favorite c++ book is
Teach yourself c++ by Herbert Schildt <link>

The approach is awesome and beginners will surely find it easier to understand the basics of c++ very well. The excercies too helped a lot.
That book changed my life since that changed my path from windows to linux side.
Before I used to write crap code in the old turboc c++(3.0) and I didn't even have the slightest clue about standard c++ (lol).
After coming across that book I installed linux(cd from lib) for the first time so that I can get free standard c++ compiler (didn't have access to net at that time and hence no clue about devcpp).
I read an article about GUI design in c++ with Qt on linux in a magzine(PCQuest) and that prompted me to try Qt and Qt amazed me in the first gaze itself. And thats how I have been involved with qt and linux since then.

Other that that book I also found these useful
Thinking in C++ (Bruce Eckel)
Effective c++(Scott Meyer)
Most Effective c++ (Scott Meyer)