: Ivor Horton is a systems consultant and prolific author who has sold over 100,000 copies of his Beginning Visual C++ series. Key Learning Objectives : Master the fundamentals of C++11 and C++14 standards. Build real-world desktop and Windows 8 Store applications.

is a comprehensive tutorial for novice programmers, providing a structured introduction to both the Standard C++ language and the Visual C++ development environment within Visual Studio 2013 . Book Overview

The book is organized into 18 chapters that transition from basic concepts to advanced application development: Topics Covered

Extensive coverage of the Standard Template Library (STL), including smart pointers and lambda expressions (Chapter 10).