Old info worth the money

I'm planning on buying some out dated books about C++ is it worth buying used books or should I shell out an extra 20 dollars for the newest edition?

I know a little about c++ such as arrays/strings/functions/creating structure data types/operating with class objects.

But I am lacking in a strong foundation with syntax, I have to fumble through my book to do almost anything sometimes; that's why I think a more basic book that would compliment my present knowledge.

What author would you recomend? I heard herbert schildt is a good author for beginners...but I've also heard bad things.

Also would I have to worry about the code in old books to not be compatible with current compliers?

Are you talking about visual c++ or the older dos based turbo c++? Visual I would get the latest edition. Old dos based, well im not sure if there is a latest edition. When i did dos C++ in high school our books were 5 or 6 years old and they worked just fine. We got all the way up to object oriented coding.

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What author is good for reference books, most reference books I've seen such as Powell "The Complete Reference HTML SE" and idots guide's they're more a tutorial rather then concise reference. Which does a beginner need more?

I used Lemay's Learn Html 4.0 in a week, and thought it was a great tutorial as well as a reference. The dummies book I put down pretty quick and haven't looked at it since. I have the fourth edition, of Lemay's, and had to use it for a class. It's pretty good.

You basically need a tutorial and a book that will walk you through mock sites and examples etc. Lemay's does a little of all that. Then the book has a good reference section when you want to look stuff up later.

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