I'd agree with the shout out for Tour of C++ as a good first book. Unlike most C++ intros, it's concise (192 pages) and up-to-date enough to exemplify C++'s st

I'd agree with the shout out for Tour of C++ as a good first book. Unlike most C++ intros, it's concise (192 pages) and up-to-date enough to exemplify C++'s standard forms (esp. 98 and 03). If you plan to develop in C++ you'll want other books with more examples and reference, but these will shift the focus more onto trees than forest (at ~1000 ppg). Accelerated C++ by Koenig and Moo is another nice short overview of C++, but assumes more familiarity with C and OOP principles.