Doubt regarding C++ code in old textbooks

I have this Practical C++ Programming book, and i think its from 1997, and there's a few code changes that won't compile in most compilers:

First of all, the headers still have the .h extension like #include<iostream.h>

Namespaces are nonexistent as well as the C++ strings (I'm guessing these were added recently?) so cout and cin are usesd without the std::

Other minor details too..

BTW I find the C++ file I/O system very confusing compared to the simple C one..

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Originally Posted by thefeedinghand

I have this Practical C++ Programming book, and i think its from 1997, and there's a few code changes that won't compile in most compilers:

First of all, the headers still have the .h extension like #include<iostream.h>

Namespaces are nonexistent as well as the C++ strings (I'm guessing these were added recently?) so cout and cin are usesd without the std::

Other minor details too..

BTW I find the C++ file I/O system very confusing compared to the simple C one..

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Scrap it; it's horribly outdated.

wow really? :P , it's the "second" most recommended book in the site, according to the main page lol

Maybe you'd like to try the SECOND edition, published in 2002? The first was from 1995.

oh sorry, didn't know there was a second edition :P