Programming
Sams Teach Yourself C++ for LINUX in 21 Days (With CD-ROM)
Format: Paperback
Author: Jesse Liberty
ReleaseDate: 15 May, 2000
Publisher: Sams
Rating:
Book is great but CD has a problem 
I just cannot get the CD containing the compiler to work and it's vital to the lessons. The book is well written in clear language and the example scripts are written in a special font making it easy to understand.
The CD loads the files but the install log shows an error on one item. Problem is some 'merge' file that's missing in the windows folder of the CD download. Does anyone else have a problem?
The CD is the important part of the purchase.
Good for learning the core language but not much else
In the standard part of the book the only thing about Linux that is mentioned is how to compile using GCC, which isn't even strictly Linux because it can also run on Windows. This book is not bad if you are mostly interested in learning the basics of the language but without the few "bonus" chapters it has at the end the Linux content is close to zero.
For the size of this book I would have thought there would be more on Linux. The bonus chapters cover a little more but I want to warn you that this book won't cut it alone. If you take the "for LINUX" out of the title it would be a solid book.
Poor.. Very poor 
It also begins by teaching you to program one way, and then tells you that this is wrong. This book is full of mistakes. I picked up this book as a refresher, because I have not done any C++ or UNIX in 10 years, but even I could pick out the mistakes in the book. It does not explain the important aspects of C++ very well, skipping over most things with just a cursory description of what is going on. Do not get this book.
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