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The ACCU passes on review copies of computer books to its members for them to review.
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Currently there are 1949 reviews in the database and more every month.
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Search is a simple string search in either book title or book author. The full text search is a search of the text of the review.
Title:
C++ from the Ground Up (2nd ed)Author:
Herbert SchildtISBN:
0 07 882405 2Publisher:
McGraw-HillPages:
668ppPrice:
£25-99Reviewer:
Francis GlassborowSubject:
beginner's c++Appeared in:
10-3On the front cover we have two disturbing statements.'Learn C++
from the Master'and'Best-Selling Programming Author with
More than 2 Million Books Sold.'Help! Mr Schildt is he is NOT a
master of C++, not by a very long way. Bjarne Stroustrup could claim that
title. Dan Saks, Kevlin Henney, Jiri Soukup, Sean Corfield, Andy Koenig
and a few dozen others might do so. Being true masters of their subject
they are well aware of their own limitations and would almost certainly
decline such a description.
More than 2 million scares me. That means we have millions of ill- informed people out there many of whom are blissfully unaware of their ignorance.
That is enough. I really cannot face yet another Schildt book. Would someone else volunteer? We won't even charge them a review fee. Please do not volunteer unless you feel qualified to comment on the work of 'The Master.'