Introduction to Programming by the Creator of C++ - Preparation for Developing Real-World Applications

The book is aimed at anyone who intends to seriously engage in coding, either in the context of software development or to meet needs in other technical fields.

Focus on Fundamental Concepts and Techniques

The book explains the fundamental concepts and programming techniques in greater depth than a conventional introductory manual. This approach provides the reader with a solid foundation, enabling them to write useful, correct, maintainable, and efficient code.

Programming with Modern Versions of C++ (C++11, C++14)

The book serves as an introduction to programming in general, and specifically to object-oriented programming and generic programming. Naturally, special emphasis is placed on presenting C++, one of the most widely used software development languages for real-world applications. Modern programming techniques are presented, based on the capabilities of C++11 and C++14 versions.

Suitable for Beginners - and Anyone Who Wants to Learn Something New

The book is primarily designed for people who have never dealt with programming before, and its effectiveness in teaching C++ has been tested through thousands of hours of instruction with first-year students. However, even experienced users have gained insights, techniques, and enlightening information by seeing how one of the masters of programming approaches the craft.

Thematic Breadth

The first half of the book covers a wide range of concepts, design techniques, and coding capabilities of the language - all the essential elements needed to write programs with input/output functions, perform calculations, and handle (simple) graphics. The second half explores more specialized topics (such as text handling, testing/debugging code, and the C programming language), while also providing ample reference material. The source code for the examples and other supplementary material is available to readers from the author's website.