Path: csiph.com!news.swapon.de!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Paul Rubin Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth Subject: Re: esp8266 eForth and it's development software Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 23:44:13 -0800 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 38 Message-ID: <87bmtcciwi.fsf@nightsong.com> References: <87fuiocrg5.fsf@nightsong.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="7bd79a02c713e7622e257e0ca9aa38d3"; logging-data="2204"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/KuCiQz0c2GxCoXWNF+l1a" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:MgiHQZNfqa5tkQtlD7+HFkk27oI= sha1:HAC+sIYKVLSANLhUgB/f67yBNJw= Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.forth:55523 Cecil Bayona writes: > I had on my list for future purchase Bjarne Stroustrup "The C++ > Programming Language" ..., I bought it just now, I hope you got the 4th edition. If you ordered an earlier one and can still cancel the order, you should do so and make sure to get the 4th edition. > I need a reference of the language so I bit the bullet. I find cppreference.com is a good reference, enough that I haven't felt the need of a book for that purpose. But the book was good for understanding how the language is put together and how to use it. > Bjarne Stroustrup Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ $46 That's supposed to be a good book, though I haven't looked at it myself. There are some samples and other info on Stroustrup's web site. > I added "Effective Modern C++" by Scott Mayer to my list, that one is > about $25 for the eBook, I just went and bought it, It's a good book, aimed mostly at people familiar with older C++ versions. It sounds like you used some C++ in the past, so you're in about the same boat that I was in when I read it. > and if it's no good I'll send that Mafia after you. That's even more expensive than the book, unfortunately. I should check whether they offer quantity discounts--I might want to place a bulk order. ;-) > Rather than convert to C I will take the opportunity to become more > familiar with C++ which I put off long enough. Good plan I think. C++ in its current incarnation is a totally different language from C, with some legacy C stuff left lingering around in it.