book or tutorial recommendations?

Greetings. I've been programming for quite a while now, avoiding C/C++ at
all costs. For reasons I won't go into, I've decided to learn it (them?).
I have a strong handle on most programming concepts. I am relatively fluent
in the following languages: C#, CIL, VB.NET, VB6.

I have done several online beginner tutorials for C++ and found them to be
rather easy to understand. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find many
tutorials that go into intermediate concepts, like why the hell I would ever
need a pointer to a void pointer (the most notable part of a piece of code I
saw).

Can anyone recommend a book or online tutorial that introduces intermediate
concepts in a way that encourages you to generate your own code from the
concepts taught?

Maybe that's wishful thinking... how about just "Can anyone recommend a book
or online tutorial that introduces intermediate concepts?".

Thanks in advance!

Chris

re: book or tutorial recommendations?

Chris LaJoie <chris@etriptrader.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> [...]
> Can anyone recommend a book or online tutorial that introduces intermediate
> concepts in a way that encourages you to generate your own code from the
> concepts taught?
>
> Maybe that's wishful thinking... how about just "Can anyone recommend a book
> or online tutorial that introduces intermediate concepts?".[/color]

C++ intermediate concepts?
Have you looked at Stroustrup's "The C++
Programming Language"? It covers a lot of
ground, ranging from beginner's C++ up to
design issues. And it's very readable.
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> Thanks in advance!
>
> Chris[/color]

Schobi

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re: book or tutorial recommendations?

> Can anyone recommend a book or online tutorial that introduces
intermediate[color=blue]
> concepts in a way that encourages you to generate your own code from the
> concepts taught?[/color]

"Thinking in C++", 2nd Ed., Bruce Eckels

http://mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html