Programming Principals by Stroustrup, now on page 323. This is a book that I can not group with the O’Reilly books. I read P.P. today, it is really good but the reading was not as energetic as the O’Reilly option until a couple hours in, I finally made some adjustments and was able to get on track. At this point in the book, I have learned quite interesting things but I am not able to start a serious program quite yet. It seems that c++ is an up hill battle but I now have a few more ideas to go on in chapter 9.
I would say that this book is not entirely friendly with Linux, but maybe that is because I am using Ubuntu which has the Gnome desktop widgets. I am basically forced to read this whole book just like I am forced to play an instrument, but than one day you realize that it all sounds good and I can actually enjoy this instead of just going through the motions. Never surrender 3.
I have learned about another new addition to c++, called the enum class. It should be useful and I would like to use it, so I will keep it in mind when I decide on what I want, although doesn't Linux have a tool for everything already? It actually all comes down to having the power to do something and than waiting until lightning strikes. This is definitely a book for at home, and after chapter 7 things are easier instead of more difficult. I wondered if I was going to be able to keep reading it, and than the pace just slackened to a marching pace. If I would have known that than I would not have taken a week off from this book.