This book is avail free online. I don't use C++ but I
have found his "Thinking in Java" book helpful and
that is online also.
http://mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html
Also, the author has an interesting view on placing
his book entirely online:
http://mindview.net/FAQ/FAQ-010
johndz
--- Robin 'Roblimo' Miller <robin@roblimo.com> wrote:
>
> >I suppose that is one of the reasons that the
> author was writing books
> >instead of code for a living. ;)
> >
>
> The computer book business pays poorly, and pay has
> *dropped* in the
> last decade. Hardly anyone can write programming
> books "for a living."
> Most of them are written as resume-boosters, to
> enhance the author's
> credibility as a consultant or by academics for whom
> book-writing is
> part of the job.
>
> The average computer book -- even a 1000 page
> monster -- is only worth a
> $5000 - $10,000 avance to most publishers, and that
> advance is probably
> all the money the author will ever see for his or
> her book-writing labor.
>
> Publishers claim, rightly, that the author is only a
> small part of a
> book's cost. And never forget that a retailer gets
> 40% or 50% of the
> cover price -- and that the retailer can return
> unsold books to the
> publisher for full credit after a negotiated period,
> usually one year.
>
> The book publishing industry's current business
> model is sick, and
> serves both authors and readers poorly. I'm part of
> a SEKRIT CABAL
> working on ways to bypass it and make better books
> faster/cheaper, but
> it's going to take a little time to implement our
> ideas. Please be patient.
>
> - Robin
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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