Frequently Asked Questions
for
C++ for Dummies, 5th Edition

Q: Is there an errata page for the 4th Edition?
A: Yes. Click here to go to the errata page for the 4th Edition.

Q: I understand that C++ for Dummies assumes some knowledge of C programming. Is this true?
A: The current edition, the 4th edition, does not assume that the reader has any experience with C. 4th edition "begins at the beginning", as they say.

Q: Is the version of Dev-C++ on the 5th Edition CD-ROM the most recent?
A: No. Dev-C++ is being updated all the time. You can download the most recent version at www.bloodshed.net ; however, I cannot guarantee that the window captures will look the same in the new version.



Errata:

The following problems were noted in 5th edition:

Chapter 2, Section "Mixed mode expressions" The comment to the code snippet makes reference to a variable 'fVariable'. It should say 'dVariable'. The text is correct.

Chapter 2
The '/' was edited out during the printing process. The phrase "23 truncates to zero", for example, actually should be "2/3 truncates to zero".

BranchDemo program
The comment header to the BranchDemo program says "if the first argument is greater than the first...". It should say "...than the second..."

Table 4-4 in Chapter 4
The label to the table says 'XOR' when it should say 'OR'. The figure title and the text are correct."

The section "Looping while a condition is true" in Chapter 5
The text says "This condition could be if var > 10 or if var1 == var2 ..." while it should say "This condition could be var > 10 or if var1 == var2".