C++ and programming

The other guys gave you some good suggestions however since you are
asking for some good books here is a short list of books I am quite fond of
and came very handy a lot of times:

Code Complete - Yes it is published by MickeySoft but It is still one of
the best books out there when it comes to essence of writing code.

Design Patterns - Object oriented patterns book that will save you a lot
of time and prevent you from reinventing the wheel.

Introduction to Algorithms - That will help you figure out how to solve
simple things like sorting, searching, as well as using structures and
which structures work best for what purpose.

Good Luck.

Greg

Aaron Cordova wrote:

>
> I switched from M$ Windows to linux thinking I would sorta be forced
> to learn more programming. I have had two college classed in C++ but I
> have yet to learn how to really "Code" not once in either classes was
> any serious application programming taught. I need to learn to program
> desperately. But trying to sit down and page through code is very very
> boring. When I'm debugging I can spend hours in front of the terminal,
> same with trying to hack one of my friends programs. But whenever I
> try to hack/figure out, a complex app I get frustrated because right
> off the bat the code gets very advanced or is commented in a way only
> a guru would understand.
> I have read a few c++ books but they are almost all the same, covering
> the same thing over and over. Can someone recomend a book or a method
> to help me to break out of newbie code? I would greatly appreciate it.
>
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