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2 comments about Programming for Graphics Files in C and C++.

1. This book explains clearly how to read and write many forms of graphics file and has extensive source code examples. Absolutely wonderful.



2. This book, although old, looked to be one I could put to use. It promises details on the manipulation of MacPaint, PCX, IMG, IFF/ILBM, BMP, Targa, GIF, TIFF and JPEG files. The book consists largely of source code, which is OK, since the book's text should probably just consist of comments on the code's content. Unfortunately, the code itself is not commented well at all and the only way to figure out what is going on is to read and decipher the source code given. There is no instruction on how to put all of the various subroutines together into something cohesive that can encode and decode graphics files. Worst of all, most of the code for working with TIFF and JPEG files is contained in a library resident on a companion disk that didn't come with the book even in 1994. The original cost of the disk was twenty dollars back then, and who knows if you can even get it now, and if so, how.
   
   This could have been a useful book, and given its subject matter, it would still be useful today if it had been done correctly originally. Unfortunately, the author's methodology is not explained, the program structure is nowhere to be found, and lots of the code is on a disk that you may not even be able to obtain at this point. A better alternative to this book is Compressed Image File Formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF, XBM, BMP (ACM Press). I still find it useful although it is almost ten years old.

1 comments about Introduction to Compiling Techniques: A First Course Using ANSI C, Lex, and Yacc (The Mcgraw-Hill International Series in Software Engineering).

1. This book is much easier to read and understand than the Dragon book. The Dragon book goes into more depth, but then this book here is supposed to be an introductory text. If you are looking for one get this book before the Dragon book.

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4 comments about C Quick Reference (Que quick reference series).

1. This is not a tutorial, it is a reference. It is the handiest C reference book I have ever owned, and I have a LOT of C books. This book is small, concise, and indispensable. It does not try to teach you the language; rather it is a book to keep at your side when coding, so you don't have to remember the order of all those arguments or the return values from all those functions. Too bad it is out of print...



2. I have been using this book since it came out. I ran across it now on Amazon as looked for a quick reference on C++ and felt obligate to write a review. This book contains the shortest, clearest, and most concise defination of the C programming language I have ever seen. After 14 year, I still have it within arm's reach 70% of the time. It is a shame it is out of print... even worse, I can't find a similar reference for C++.



3. Haven't you always wanted a C pocket reference without all the hoop-de-la explanations that make it impossible to locate something quickly? Well, this one does it. I rarely go back to my C textbook with this little book. I have seen other mini-books in the same category that do not come close to this one. All native functions are listed with their header files, too. It's great for any and all who can never remember where they put their car keys !



4. I first found this book when I was searching for a small reference, it had already gone out of print. After owning it for several years, I can't believe that this book ever went out of print -- every C developer should have a copy. Concise, terse, and highly informative -- it's everything you would want in a small reference book. Even in the age of easily-accessable and searchable documentation, from sources such as the internet, this book remains a gem.

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5 comments about C++ FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions.

1. Excellent reference material that should always be within arm's reach. You can either find a quick answer to a problem, or peruse the book from cover to cover. Answers are fact filled, minimalistic but complete. And sprinkled with humor. Will help make intermediate C++'ers experts



2. This books answers all the questions one can imagine about C++. It sure eplains the things which are usually not explained by other books. I suggest this book, to all who are interested in learning C++, as a must read book. It is surely a definite guide to good programming.



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4. While this book provides good information on many basic concepts in C++, many of the author's snappy one-line answers are downright annoying. For example:

   Q: What is a downcast?
   A: Trouble.

   Or this:
   Q: Why is downcast dangerous?
   A: It's like walking on a highwire without a safety net.

   Or this:
   Q: What is contravariance?
   A: The glue that holds OO together.

   Many people will find the one-liners amusing, I am sure. Personally I think they are a waste of paper. Good practice should always be making definitive statements in the one-liner, and put the descriptive ones in the paragraph that follows, not the other way round.

   To sum up: good technical advice, dubious style.




5. That review is very misleading. Yes, the authors first give a pithy, concise answer to a question that is not so simple. Of course that is not the full answer. What is a downcast? Yes, the first word after that is "trouble" (which leaves an important impression on the reader's mind.) That is immediately followed by 2 paragraphs explaining it in detail, followed by a programming example that is an entire page long. Then that question is followed up by more FAQs such as "Why are downcasts dangerous." (The answer is "they're like walking a high-wire without a safety net". This is followed by another paragraph of explanation.) This is less humorous and "annoying" than it is analogous to the truth and succinct, while leaving a mental image that the reader can retain after reading the detail.

   Anyway, the book is very highly recommended. Every C++ programmer, even a beginner, should have at least 3 books, and this should be one of them. Different books have different styles. Others to consider are a reference such as Stroustrup's, a "tutorial" such as "Accelerated C++", a "hints and tips" book such as "Effective C++", and a basic book such as Lippman's primer. For those with some C background, "Thinking in C++" by Eckel is very good. The book is available on Amazon as well as free by Eckel on the internet.

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