The leading author on programming topics, Herbert Schildt, has updated his best-selling book on learning the C++ language, which produces high-performance software, and presents us with the Second Edition of C++ Step by Step.

It is now easier than ever to learn this powerful language. Through easy-to-understand examples and lessons, Schildt teaches you all the fundamental principles of C++, which include control statements, data types, arrays, character strings, classes, objects, and functions.

After the basics, you will move on to overloading, exception handling, inheritance, virtual functions, polymorphism, and I/O.

Also included are some of the more advanced topics of C++, such as templates. Start programming in C++ the right way, using this comprehensive, step-by-step guide.