Hello everyone, just signed onto the forum. I'm learning C++ without any prior coding experience and I've bought "Beginning C++ Through Game Programming, Second Edition." which seems to be an excellent tutorial. But Christmas is coming up and I need gift ideas for myself. What C++ reference books would you suggest?

Buying another book may not help.

Consider a subscription to something like www.gameinstitute.com, so you can follow a more structured and practical way of learning C++. I paid for one earlier this year ($99), and while I didn't need the C++ section, others I know have found it to be very helpful. My main focus was the Unity3D lectures/tutorials on there.

You can also find an incredible amount of free sources of information for C++, so use a search engine to your advantage.

Since you're asking for a reference book I would suggest this: http://www.amazon.com/The-Programming-Language-4th-Edition/dp/0321563840

I'll second the above book and add that anything you buy make sure it supports c++11 (and/or isn't more than a few years old) things changed a lot with c++11.

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