Thirty half-hour lessons, aimed at beginner through intermediate readers, cover the basics of the C++ programming language, used in applications from PC hardware to microwave ovens to NASA's flight control system. The second edition expands the introductory sessions, replaces the aging DJGPP public domain with the Dev-C++ environment, expands discussion of pointer variables, and adds sessions to describe the Standard Template Library. The author is a systems engineer in Greenville, TX. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR