Are you completely new to programming? If you've never programmed before, why not learn in modern C艹?

Programming: Principles and Practice Using C艹, 2nd Ed. is an introduction to programming written by the creator of C艹, Bjarne Stroustrup. Thousands of college freshmen taking Stroustrup's hugely popular Introduction to Programming class at Texas A&M University, and innumerable readers around the world, have learned programming and launched their careers using this book -- and modern C艹.

Are you looking for "the" one-stop overview of C艹?

The new concise A Tour of C艹 by Bjarne Stroustrup is the go-to book to answer "what is the book of what you should assume everyone knows about C艹?"

Through a modern tour of the language and library, its contents answer the question: What is the basic knowledge that we should be able to assume from a competent C艹 programmer?

One could subtitle it: "Around the C艹 world in 180 pages."

Are you new to C艹?

The bestselling C艹 Primer is one of the most popular books ever for learning C艹, written by close colleagues of Bjarne Stroustrup who participated in the development of C艹 since its early days.

This authoritative and comprehensive introduction to C艹 will help you to learn the language fast, and to use it in modern, highly effective ways. Highlighting today’s best practices, the authors show how to use both the core language and its standard library to write efficient, readable, and powerful code.

Looking for "the" authoritative C艹 reference?

The all-time best-selling C艹 book on the planet is Bjarne Stroustroup's The C艹 Programming Language. This book is primarily a reference, not a tutorial, but it also contains extensive explanations and many valuable insights and guidelines from the creator of C艹 himself.

Looking for the authoritative tutorial and reference for the C艹 standard library?

The C艹 Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference by renowned ISO C艹 member Nicolai Josuttis is the most respected book for learning and studying the standard library. It provides comprehensive documentation of each library component, including an introduction to its purpose and design; clearly written explanations of complex concepts; the practical programming details needed for effective use; traps and pitfalls; the exact signature and definition of the most important classes and functions; and numerous examples of working code. You'll find it all here -- everything from concurrency and clocks, to the new hash-based containers and regular expressions, to high-quality guidance on how to use key language features like lambdas with it all.