General - C++ book suggestions

Hi everyone,
I am just starting an intro computer science class in college. I was wondering if anybody has any suggested books for a begginer to learn C++ (I use dev from Bloodshed)? My class right now uses Shackleford's "Computing and Algorithms", and while its not bad, im looking for a book that is specifically for learning how to code in the C++ language, as a supplement. Anybody have any suggestions? Sorry if this in the wrong thread, this is my first post.
Thanks!

I would suggest http://www2.research.att.com/~bs/programming.html - if you read the preface of that book, downloadable from the link, it's intentionally rather light on some topics I would expect to be covered by the book you already have. (Based on its title)


I don't get where people get that dev-cpp from nowadays - it's so out of date it's not even funny. According to their front page no development has happened for nearly 5 years.

Outdated compilers do you absolutely no favors when you're trying to learn the language. One of the things that compilers improve with time is error detection - and making the messages easier to understand.

I'm usually not the first in recommending microsoft products, but if you're on windows (as dev-cpp also requires), I do suggest Visual C++ - the express versions are free.

In my first Intro to C++ class, we used the Introduction to C++ Programming by D. S. Malik. A few people don't like it, but I found it very helpful with learning the basics. Better yet, you can preview a lot of it through this link.

books.google.com/books?id=HtgSvljvC7IC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_navlinks_s#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Go through what you get of a preview through that and see if it's anything you might like. We used CodeBlocks when I was taking the class... and I completely agree with MaHuJa to check out Visual C++.

P.S. Sorry I couldn't make the hyperlink clickable - some reason I'm not allowed to? Checking out the forum rules

Thanks for the replies, I will look into these! The reason I ask is because in the book i use (Shackleford's), the emphasis is on understanding algorithms and the logic behind various codes, not on learning the language of the codes themselves (Shackleford uses "psuedocode"). Thats why I want a book that teaches the language of C++ for begginers.