Reviews

Beginning C++ Through Game Programming by Michael Dawson

termith's review

3.0

Неплохо, чтобы освежить базовые знания.
Но, например, Tier One: C++ Beginner's Guide мне кажется более фундаментальной и полезной.

alexkalopsia's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.25

The book is really clear but it's also much more basic than I imagined. With the exception of the last two chapters about pointers and more complex programming tools, the book doesn't really delve into game development basics (having a sprite on screen, having different classes on separate files) since the author considers these things out of scope. If you want to have an introduction to programming in c++ in general, the book is great. If you hope to make a digital game perhaps you should consider something different.

cwaldoch's review

informative medium-paced

3.5

A solid review of some fundamental C++ concepts through the lens of game programming, but still falls into the trap of an exponential difficulty curve for the end of chapter exercises as the book progresses. This isn't novel, but an issue that plagues many technical books and requires greater-than-average dedication on the part of the reader.