countryone77 wrote: > I just joined this group today. I'm a retired Fortran 2000/C programmer and > I would like to learn C++. I had a short course in C++ many years ago, but I > ended up not using it at that time. > > I have some C++ books from the 1990s with a couple early 2000's. I am > wondering whether C++ has changed sufficiently since that time to require > buying new books? Or is it safe to study C++ using the books I currently > have in my possession? That is, I don't want to learn something that is > incorrect. If you think that I should get some newer books, then what > book(s) would you recommend? > > Thanks, > Bev in TX
C++ hasn't changed a whole lot for a decade but the methodologies have changed. In other words, the syntax is overall the same but how the language is actually used has changed. Check the group welcome message - it contains a list of books. If you have one or more of those, then you are good to go. You also obviously need a C++ compiler. Visual C++ and wxDev-C++ are the two recommended Windows compilers around here. -- Thomas Hruska CubicleSoft President Ph: 517-803-4197 *NEW* MyTaskFocus 1.1 Get on task. Stay on task. http://www.CubicleSoft.com/MyTaskFocus/
