Tag Archives: learning

Review of C++ Primer (Fourth Edition)

C++ Primer (Fourth Edition) Stanley B. Lippman, Josée Lajorie, and Barbara E. Moo. Addison -Wesley, 2005. Every now and then, someone asks me to recommend a book for learning the C++ programming language. Until very recently, I didn’t have a good answer. The book I learned C++ from went out of print years ago (and… Read More »

The Importance of Programming Play

For various reasons, I’ve recently been thinking on the importance of programming play, Those times when we tinker with code without any goal other than making something run on the computer. Sometimes this involves playing with a new language or a feature of an old language that we’ve recently discovered. Unlike projects for work, these… Read More »

Programming Magazines

This is not really a book review. But, due to my recent change in commuting, I’ve been able to begin catching up on past issues of the programming magazines that I read. Due to one thing or another, I’ve gotten behind in my magazines over the past few years. But, I’m making up for that… Read More »