Instruct: Classify a review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: I can't believe all the negative reviews!

I found this book to be extremely helpful, and so I don't understand all the antipathy on the part of some reviewers.To be fair, if you're a totally inexperienced programmer (an "absolute dummy"), then this book probably won't be useful. Similarly, if you're an experienced C++ programmer, it won't be useful either. However, if you already have a working knowledge of C, then this book is a great way to jumpstart your C++ expertise.This book quickly helped me get up to speed on C++ concepts, syntax and techniques. I found it to be exceptionally well-organized. Unlike many other books, it focuses on the most important concepts first before delving into the meatier subjects. It does leave you wanting more, but after all, it was meant as an introductory course -- and it does have a worthy successor in "More C++ For Dummies."