I find Stoustrop's writing quite the opposite, concise, informative and a touch entertaining at moments. But I can understand why you might see it otherwise, to

I find Stoustrop's writing quite the opposite, concise, informative and a touch entertaining at moments. But I can understand why you might see it otherwise, to each his own. You may find his book "Principles and Practice Using C++" [1] more accessible. [1] http://www.stroustrup.com/programming.html http://www.stroustrup.com/programming.html