Is "Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example" still current? [closed]

Question

I need to learn C++. Because I like the book's concept and I can already program in several other languages I thought "Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example" would be the best choice. However, the book is over 12 years old. Is it still a good idea to pick it up or would I be missing too many important new features of the language?

Answer 1

It remains one of the best books around. It's based on C++98, but C++03 is more bug fixes than anything else, and most programmers can't use anything more recent anyway. As with most languages that have been around for awhile, recent evolutions can be thought of as either fine tuning, or additional features to handle new issues (like threading).