• Paperback: 805 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne; 4 edition (1 May 2000)
• Language English
• ISBN-10: 0072121246
• ISBN-13: 978-0072121247

C has been justly popular since Kernighan and Ritchie developed it, and continues to be so despite the increasing popularity of its offspring, C++ and Java. The release of the ANSI/ISO C99 standard, replacing C89, triggered the fourth version of Schild's massively successful--and massive--C reference. Naturally, though, C99 is only the reason for a new edition, not the whole content. What you get is a six-part book which starts with C's foundations, details the C99 additions, discusses the C libraries, introduces useful algorithms, looks at C environments and--best of all--creates a small C interpreter.

In practice, much of the information in the book remains identical to previous versions and, as at the time of writing, few compilers support all of C99, it might seem unnecessary to buy the new edition at all. However, complete means what it says. Schild keeps all the C89 material (the basis of C++ after all), adds the C99 material and also updates the book to reflect changes in programming practice and style. The C99 additions discussed include new keywords, variable length arrays, complex maths support, the long, long int (64-bit integers), more flexible array structure members and more, all of which are demonstrated in code fragments.

C has the advantage of being a relatively simple, compact language and Schild knows it inside out. If you plan to be a C programmer this is probably the only book on the C language you'll need. --Steve Patient

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Another gem from Herb Schildt--best-selling programming author with more than 2.5 million books sold! C: The Complete Reference, Fourth Edition gives you full details on C99, the New ANSI/ISO Standard for C. You'll get in-depth coverage of the C language and function libraries as well as all the newest C features, including restricted pointers, inline functions, variable-length arrays, and complex math. This jam-packed resource includes hundreds of examples and sample applications.
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• Paperback: 1056 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne; 4 edition (1 Dec 2002)
• Language English
• ISBN-10: 0072226803
• ISBN-13: 978-0072226805

From the Back Cover

Schildt's classic C++ reference--updated and expanded

The Definitive Guide to C++

Master programmer and best-selling author Herb Schildt has updated and expanded his classic reference to C++. Using expertly crafted explanations, insider tips, and hundreds of examples, Schildt explains and demonstrates every aspect of C++. Inside you'll find details on the entire C++ language, including its keywords, operators, preprocessor directives, and libraries. There is even a synopsis of the extended keywords used for .NET programming. Of course, everything is presented in the clear, crisp, uncompromising style that has made Herb Schildt the choice of millions. Whether you're a beginning programmer or a seasoned pro, the answers to all your C++ questions can be found in this lasting resource.

Detailed coverage includes:

• Data types and operators
• Control statements
• Functions
• Classes and objects
• Constructors and destructors
• Function and operator overloading
• Inheritance
• Virtual functions
• Namespaces
• Templates
• Exception handling
• The I/O library
• The Standard Template Library (STL)
• Containers, algorithms, and iterators
• Principles of object-oriented programming (OOP)
• Runtime type ID (RTTI)
• The preprocessor
• Much, much more

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• Paperback: 1184 pages
• Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill,U.S.; 5th Revised edition edition (30 Sep 2002)
• Language English
• ISBN-10: 0070495432
• ISBN-13: 978-0072224207

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Schildt divides the book into four parts. The first third is a solid tutorial on Java programming with neat code examples showing how various features work. Nearly half is taken up with a detailed view of the Java Library followed by 150 pages on Java software development. The last section dissects four Java applets.

Although described as a reference, Java 2: The Complete Reference is a lot more than a list of facts. There's advice, demonstrations of best practice, asides for those using languages such as C and C++ and a pleasant absence of the justifications for various Java design decisions which clog so many books on the subject. Schildt takes the line that Java is the future for Net and networked programs. Coming from perhaps the best-selling writer on C and C++ this is more than interesting. It's a pity Microsoft didn't read it. Perhaps it would have changed its mind about supporting Java.

One oddity is the way Schildt gives more coverage to the largely superseded AWT, the Abstract Window Toolkit, than to its easier and more flexible replacement, Swing. However, both are big areas; perhaps Schildt thinks you should be reading books dealing specifically with these subjects. He'll probably write one. --Steve Patient --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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This guide to the Java language details everything programmers need to know about how to develop, compile, debug and run Java applications and applets.

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