C++ for Dummies 5th Edition

Unlike other C++ programming books, C++ For Dummies considers the "why" just as important as the "how." The features of C++ are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Rather than just present the features, this book will help you to really understand how they fit together. After you finish this book, you'll be able to write a reasonable C++ program, and, just as important, you'll understand why and how it works.
C++, as the name implies, is the next generation of the C programming language. The experienced C programmer will find C++ both exciting and frustrating. This book will help you get from C to C++ as painlessly as possible; however, C++ For Dummies, 4th Edition, doesn't assume that the reader knows anything about C language. Anyone, from any programming background, will quickly discover how to

Write your first program
Create source code
Use the Visual C++ help system
Build objects
Develop C++ pointers
Debug your programs
This fourth edition of C++ For Dummies begins with basic programming concepts. The book works its way through simple syntax into the care and feeding of basic programs right into object-oriented concepts. Once you've digested the entire content of the book, you should have no trouble impressing your friends and acquaintances at parties. You'll find coverage of all these topics, and more:

Declaring variables
Performing logical operations
Executing loops in a program
Writing and using functions
Passing pointers to functions
Passing objects to functions
Using constructors and destructors
Declaring static member functions
Implementing abstract classes
Overloading the assignment operator