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ekm2 on Feb 23, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: The C++ and programming books I recommend

I was asked this question,but could not come up with a good answer:Assuming someone has never programmed before,but has the (mis)fortune of using C++(e.g that is what the school he/she is enrolled in uses) what would be the best book to start with?

papaf on Feb 23, 2014 [–]

I like the C++ Primer (I actually prefer it to Stroudstrup) and this book does start from a basic example - describing what a function is.

I think that using the Primer to learn programming would be a hellish experience but then learning C++ as a first language is never going to be fun.

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