Can one still use old C++ books to learn programming?

Question

I found Ivor Horton\'s Beginning C++ from 1999 in a book shelf, and I was wondering if it\'s to outdated to be usefull. I allready know some C++, but I\'d like to have book

Answer 1

The 1998 book is a giant pile of crap. Don't even think about using it. It's "C with Classes with Microsoft-specific libraries which were bad then and worse now". Even ignoring the massive language changes (many of which impact even beginners) from C++11, it would still be a giant waste of your time.

The chapter list is full of OLE automation and ActiveX controls- not one mention of the Standard library. Burn it before it infests you.