A knowledge of C++ is often highly desirable and, in many cases, an essential skill in today"s job market. In this book, specifically designed for C programmers interested in learning about C++, Sessions gives an introduction to the paradigm of object-oriented programming and the concept of developing classes. Developing classes in C++, developing them well, and learning to use them as building blocks for complex applications is the focus of this book. Sessions teaches object-oriented programming before C++, discusses the object-oriented subset of C++ (OOS/C++) and looks at this subset in detail.