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Takes new C++ programmers from the most basic concepts to the most advanced, carefully building on extended examples; it has short, manageable code fragments; and it uses carefully graduated exercises. The examples--despite their generally small size--include interesting math algorithms, useful utilities, and games. Brian Overland has earned rave reviews for this book's approach to teaching C++. Within a couple of chapters, students will be creating useful utilities, playing games, and solving puzzles. Everything's simplified to its essentials, patiently explained, and clearly illustrated with practical examples and exercises that help readers make progress quickly. Instructor resources are available for this title.

Focusing on advanced programming concepts, this text is designed for students with a foundational knowledge of Python, aiming to elevate their skills. It covers a wide range of topics including run-time efficiency, lambda functions, Unicode, regular expressions, and data formatting. Additionally, it explores creating and importing packages, web development with Django, graphics programming, and advanced object-oriented techniques. The emphasis on extensibility and the language's multi-paradigm nature makes it suitable for both small and large-scale projects.

For those who want to learn the flexible, easy Python language, this volume quickly gets them up to speed and productive with Python. Overland starts with short, simple examples readers can easily enter and run. Within a couple of chapters, they'll be creating useful utilities, playing games, and solving puzzles.