Is there a book like this for C++?

A C++ equivalent of this I mean

>>62210023
iirc Stroustrup's C++ reference is like 6 million pages long

>>62210023
No. C++ is best learned with Youtube tutorials.

>>62210565
It pains me that this post was probably made unironically, and even if it wasn't that there are posts like this every day that are made sincerely on /g/

>>62210023
A Tour of C++ is the closest you'll get. It basically gives you the rundown on what you need to know to actually use C++.
The C++ programming language I use more for reference than learning.

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>>62210023

C++ changed a lot over the years. If you plan to work on modern projects, you'll want a book that teaches the modern style.

>>62210023
C++ is too big and covers too many styles to cover everything that K&R could.

This guy >>62210598 has it right.

>>62210598
>>62212135
What about the two most commonly recommended books: C++ Primer and Accelerated C++?

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>>62210023

>>62212175
Those are good if you need to learn C++ from scratch. The two books recommended there are mainly references.

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>>62212183
Is it better to learn C first then learn C++ or just learn C++?

>>62212272
I think knowing basic C (K&R is good for that) would be an advantage.

>>62212272
C and C++ are very different languages. While it may be true that C++ is a rough superset of C, modern C++ isn't written much like C.

My advice is to learn C first and get comfortable with it before you start learning C++. C is a complete and small language, so it shouldn't be too time consuming.
Don't fall into the trap of writing C++ the same as you write C or the same as you write Java, pay attention to the best practices for C++ specifically.

>>62212305
I'm reading through that but I find the exercises at the end of the chapters particularly difficult to complete with the knowledge given in the same chapter, I might read through the whole book and try them again after.

>>62212453
Yeah, I think that's normal. K&R's exercises are pretty difficult.

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>>62212527
Thanks, I was getting real demotivated every time I had to refer to the Internet for help

>>62212656
As long as you actually try you can just look up solutions if you're stuck, and do your best to understand them, then redo the exercise on your own.

>>62210023
I started with 2 books
K&r the c programming language
And the schildt c: the complete programming reference
Then when I moved to c++ i used
Stroustrups the c++ programming language (which is a reference and if you know the oop concepts it's what you will only need)

If you want to gitgud on ooo and generally programming you should read
Design patterns: elements of reusable oo s/w
And last but not least
Effective c++.

For those who want to dive more into project linking, object files e.t.c.
I'd recommend also the
Advanced linking and compiling c and c++
And that's all.

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Ok so do i understand that this thread correctly, learning modern c++ is very important because it differs strongly from old c++.
And c is even more different.

So if i am naive in c style languages and want to learn powerful c++ i should just start by learning modern c++?

Is pic related any good for that task?
Why do those books have to have 1300 pages? I know arrays from other languages, why do i have to wait till chapter 18??

>>62212893
>Ok so do i understand that this thread correctly, learning modern c++ is very important because it differs strongly from old c++.
>And c is even more different
Yep. C++11 is practically a new language. Most of what changed afterwards is minor. Anything older is trash.
>So if i am naive in c style languages and want to learn powerful c++ i should just start by learning modern c++?
Learn C first, if only for context.
>Why do those books have to have 1300 pages? I know arrays from other languages, why do i have to wait till chapter 18??
Arrays in C and C++ are weird.

>>62212893
Learning modern c++ is for those that want to brag about "muh lamda functions" and other similar staff.
That's the reason why many projects avoid c++ and go for c or other languages.
If you want to learn modern c++ you'll have to read the news every couple of years to keep up with the shitload of features.
Personally I code in prior to c++11 but when possible, e.g. target compiler, I use the convinient enum class feature.
I believe the rest of the modern c++ features bloat your code and make it unreadable for most c++ devs.
...but that's just me, others overdo it with the new features...but their source code look worse than perl code.

>>62212840
>Effective c++.
is that the oreilly one with a bird on the cover?

>>62213089
Yes, you can pick whatever versiin of it, pre or post c++11

>>62213110
I thought pre-11 c++ wasn't worth learning?

>>62213119
Opinions differ I guess.
Personally I'd just disregard them. The single best reason to use C++ is RAII and prior to C++11's move semantics it was either broken or a waste.

>>62213119
Depends on what you do.
If you want your code to be portable, light weight, use small footprint, can target embedded devices and other good staff... Then use pre c++11 features.
Imagine if I had to write some kernel or usersoace program in my work and I put some lambda expressions in there. The boss would come and hit me with a shovel on the head.
Imagine if you try to optimize c++ and open up the fsource code and see a flood of auto pointers.
First we had pointers... Which were replaced with references... And then auto pointers....what's next?
That's basically java with a different name.

>>62213238
>First we had pointers... Which were replaced with references... And then auto pointers....what's next?
>That's basically java with a different name.
You really have no idea what the fuck you're talking about.

I want to start writing on a genetic algorithm for a very specific scientific topic in my masters degree. My masters degree time starts in 6 weeks.
I have no time to read K&R before starting with c++

What book should i start now?

>>62213355
I hope you have plenty of programming experience already. A Tour Of C++ covers everything you need to know in breadth but not depth.

>>62210141
I almost killed myself when i saw it.

>>62213380
I have only experience in fortran and a little bit of c#, but no fundamental just hacking around with existing code and introducing new features.

Does this book introduce those new concepts i will encounter by moving from my past experience to c++?
I think it will be much easier and faster in the long run to create, maintain and expand a great program with c++ instead of fortran

>>62213652
The hacking around was meant for c#.
I have created code from the ground up in fortran.

I just dont have any knowledge of the arcane concepts introduced by oop and c++'s other (not yet known to myself) features

To be completely honest, there's no point learning C++ now. Rust is a modern and better designed language and it's going to replace C++ going forward.