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If you're on Windows, the MSDN Library DVDs that come with Visual Studio are a great resource. They have accurate and comprehensive documentation on the syntax

If you're on Windows, the MSDN Library DVDs that come with Visual Studio are a great resource. They have accurate and comprehensive documentation on the syntax and standard libraries. I've worked with some people who used Google as a C++ reference, but they'd often write code with subtle problems because some random blog or reference isn't a good way to build a solid understanding. I'd suggest going straight to the source: the standard (it's not that complicated), your compiler's documentation, and Guru of the Week: http://www.gotw.ca/gotw/ http://www.gotw.ca/gotw/

thstart 17y ago
MSDN Library is now online for free. Going straight to the source is the fastest and correct way. If you are programming under Windows most of the coding will be necessarily Windows related, so you need MSDN documentation. The MSDN examples cover a practical matters and you will get down to results very quickly. Personally read and tried to use more than 10 C++ books but the practice shows most of them are of little value when you have a specific real world problem to solve - in that case MSDN can help you go straight to the problem and solve it. In the process you learn how to code. MSDN examples are well documented too. With recent revival of C++ in VC 2010 I have seen the MSDN documentation updtated and enhanced.