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5 comments about Building Business Applications Using C++: An Introduction to the Object Model.

1. There should be criminal punishment for books this bad



2. Professor Lucy Garnett's book is a great introduction to understanding what Object Oriented Programming is in general and what C++ is in particular. Before I read Professor Garnett's book, I could not grasp the overall picture of what C++ is all about. No book is perfect, but where this book truly excels is in getting the reader (especially a beginner to C++) to think in terms of how to BEGIN to go about understanding C++ and designing a C++ application. I read some of the negative reviews written about this book and it saddens me BECAUSE this book is having a very positive affect on my learning C++.

   I feel that Professor Garnett has provided a more personal touch (complete with comic strips, homemade diagrams, pictures, and an eye marker). You guys may think I'm a little off, but I really love those diagrams of the various factories. REASON: I feel the author provided them because she cared so much that readers would be able to grasp the concepts she was covering. Professor Garnett's book has provided ME with homemade wholesome food with true flavor rather than processed, overly-technical, and dried-up fare that you can get from many other fast-food and not-so-fast-food type books.

   I also want to say that I have looked through a number of other books on C++ and quite a few of them are much less readable and understandable than Professor Garnett's book. It seems to me that this author went to great lengths to make people understand C++ and want to learn C++. In addition, none of the other C++ books gave me anywhere near as good an overall view of what C++ is all about -- in terms of introducing a beginning student to C++. Hope more of you feel the same way and will see the true value of this book -- as as excellent introduction to those new to C++. Robert Kayton




3. (Revised version) Professor Lucy Garnett's book is a great introduction to understanding what Object Oriented Programming is in general and what C++ is in particular. Before I read Professor Garnett's book, I could not really grasp the overall picture of what Object Oriented Programming and C++ are all about. No book is perfect, but where this book truly excels is in getting the reader (especially a beginner to C++) to think in terms of how to BEGIN to go about understanding C++ and designing a C++ application. I read some of the negative reviews written about this book and it saddens me BECAUSE this book had and is having a very positive impact on my understanding of C++. I also think that some of the negative criticism is not justified BECAUSE the readers were looking for something different than what the author is truly offering.

   I feel that Professor Garnett provided a more personal touch (complete with comic strips, homemade diagrams, pictures, and an eye marker). You guys may think I'm a little off, but I really love those diagrams of the various factories. REASON: I feel the author provided them because she cared so much that readers would be able to grasp the concepts she is covering. Professor Garnett's book provided ME with homemade wholesome food with true flavor rather than processed, completely structured, and dried-up fare that you can get from many other fast-food and not-so-fast-food type books.

   I also want to say that I have looked through a number of other books on C++ and quite a few of them are much less readable and understandable than Professor Garnett's book is. It seems to me that this author went to great lengths to make people understand C++ and want to learn C++. In addition, none of the other books gave me anywhere near as good an overall view of what C++ is all about -- in terms of introducing a beginning student to C++. Hope more of you feel the same way. Robert Kayton




4. Not a terrible book but my opinion is it is not for beginning programmers. I found this edition in a bargain bin and chose it for its focus on modeling of finance-associated object types and transactions. It has some detailed examples that are interesting and helpful. Some programming concepts do appear confused or in error but they are not difficult to discern. Will be useful for intermediate programmers. A CD with example source code would be helpful. Developing the book to suit the needs of a professional audience may be another idea. The cartoons are inconsequential and a waste of space. The diagrams are helpful. Would not recommend this as a self-study text to inexperienced programmers unless more comprehensive and accurate main text is utilized. Taken the way it as an introductory text it has a severe shortage of examples.



5. Had a very hard time with this book. Not good at introducing new topics clearly. Too limited in scope while providing too much depth in some areas that are not clearly explained.

2 comments about Learn Active X Template Library Development With Visual C++ 6.0 (Learn).

1. I have to wonder why, after so many One-Star reviews, Nathan Wallace is still able to market his 'writing skills'. After purchasing one of his books (also from Wordware Pub), I found gaping holes in the content (primarily just rehashed online docs to begin with), code examples that would not compile, missing files, empty directories on the CDROM. This is apparently par for the course with Nathan Wallace. I can usually find something of merit in any tech reference, but after looking through this book, it appears to be more of the same. I've never given a 1-star rating to a book before, but Wallace has earned it. Just a heads-up: Look at comments on Wallace's other books.



2. Bestselling author Nathan Wallace? How did this guy get to be a bestseller? There is nothing "quick" or "fast" or "powerful" about these codes -- why in the world did they say so in the advertising? The package they put together is a dump. None of the files they see are there are in there. And half of the codes don't even work! The whole book is ridden with errors and only leaves you more confused afterwards than before you started reading it. Aren't they supposed to edit and proofread a book tehy publish to make sure it's accurate? Use for wood shavings.

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