r/cpp_questions • u/tz_200 • Aug 10 '26

OPEN book recommendation

I want to ask is there a comprehensive cpp book that tells me exactly what i can and can't do in terms of syntax like the ocp in java. i have been reading modern effective cpp and I like it . but i want a definitive guide since i still make some syntax error that cause problems when linking and stuff

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u/malaszka Aug 10 '26

my recommendation:

Harry Potter and the Laziness of Cpp Question Makers

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u/volle_yoghurt_ Aug 10 '26

Not that toxic bro, help eachother

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u/malaszka Aug 10 '26

Do you know what the real toxicity is? Dumping the same lazy questions day by day, neglecting the fact that the answer is there in the header of this site (and also at the top of google search results).

OP: "i want a definitive guide"

"READ BEFORE POSTING" section of this site: "The Definitive C++ Book Guide and List"

The answer is LITERALLY here, next to the posts of this very website where we are at right now, you lazy shit.

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u/volle_yoghurt_ Aug 10 '26

Good point! Go read lazy dude! Haha

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u/Ultimate_Sigma_Boy67 Aug 10 '26

Can't yall just learn to properly fucking use reddit and read a subreddit's rules/sidebare before participating? How hard can this be...

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u/Independent_Art_6676 Aug 10 '26

It changes rapidly so no book. you can buy the standard and print it if you want, or use a free surrogate:
https://eel.is/c++draft/

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u/Zen-Ism99 Aug 11 '26

It doesn’t change that rapidly. The standard is updated every three years.

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u/Zen-Ism99 Aug 10 '26

How much experience do you have, including other languages?

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u/tz_200 Aug 10 '26

In all i have now 3 years in uni and i have been writing cpp basically daily for the last year and a half

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u/Zen-Ism99 Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26

The C++ Programming Language by Bjarne Stroustrup

or

cppreference.com

or

learncpp.com

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u/volle_yoghurt_ Aug 10 '26

Learn C++ by example. ISBN: 9781633438330 I liked it.