# Visual C++ Book - Recommendations

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-c-book-recommendations/388593>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 19, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-c-book-recommendations/388593 "2007-01-19T17:38:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-c-book-recommendations/388593/1 "2007-01-19T17:38:18Z")

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Gotta get up to speed quickly on Visual C++ for a new job I just started. I know the C++ language quite well already, so this should be specific to Visual C++. For reasons I won’t explain, I won’t have access to a computer while learning, if that might figure into your recommendations.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-c-book-recommendations/388593/2 "2007-01-19T17:39:41Z")

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I hate when I forget something: any online resources would also be appreciated. Yes, that contradicts what I said above about having no computer, but just go with it.

Thanks again.

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-c-book-recommendations/388593/3 "2007-01-19T17:41:35Z")

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I’d just read the Users Guide. I got everything I needed from it. (Assuming, as you say, that you already are competent in C++.)

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**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-c-book-recommendations/388593/4 "2007-01-19T18:39:43Z")

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Have you used Borland’s C++ Builder?

If so, it’s a pretty easy transition. If you’re coming from a a background where you’ve only used it on a unix system, it’s going to be a little trickier.

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**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visual-c-book-recommendations/388593/5 "2007-01-19T21:02:16Z")

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Gonna be tricky then, as I am 100% UNIX as far as C++ goes.