Ubuntu's Free! Online Programming Book Library Links page

[Omnios]

Welcome To The Programming Library!

This thread is for users so there is a centralized are to post links to rated Online and downloadable programming books that must fit the criteria of being avaiblable for free to the user. Also please write a short descriptiion and what you think the book rates pertaining to ease of learning.


Why a programming Library Thread?
I originally wrote this thread based on that I could find huge amounts of web pages in a Google search, However the amount of Google hits was huge and going through these links I found what was a lot of Junk pages, based on a programming newbie would totally confused and things where explained in a manner that you needed a computer degree to understand them. Based on this I decided to make a library in the programming forum section resulting in links that are understandable by novice users.



Here is a start

Highly rated newbie programmer books. Recomended by G4-teckTV :
How To think Like a Computer scientist series:

C++: http://greenteapress.com/thinkc++ (http://greenteapress.com/thinkcpp/)

Java: http://greenteapress.com/thinkapjava (http://greenteapress.com/thinkapjava)

Python: http://greenteapress.com/thinkpython (http://greenteapress.com/thinkpython)

Thanks and cheers

Edited and cleaned up by : LaRoza
Thank you LaRosa
Multiple:


Books: http://www.computer-books.us/

Books: http://www.mindview.net/

Books: http://www.freetechbooks.com/

Tutorials: http://www.w3schools.com/

Tutorials: http://www.tizag.com/

Tutorials: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Topic...er_programming


C++:

Book: http://greenteapress.com/thinkc++

Book: http://www.planetpdf.com/developer/a...ContentID=6634

Book: http://www.gnacademy.org/text/cc/material.html

Tutorial: http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/

Tutorial: http://www.augustcouncil.com/~tgibso...ial/index.html (http://www.augustcouncil.com/%7Etgibso...ial/index.html)

Tutorial: http://clivecooper.co.uk/tutorial/index.html


Java:

Book: http://greenteapress.com/thinkapjava

Book: http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkap...hinkapjava.pdf (http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkapjava/thinkapjava.pdf)

Book: http://www.planetpdf.com/developer/a...ContentID=6632

Tutorial: http://www.digilife.be/quickreferenc...a%20applet.pdf (http://www.digilife.be/quickreferences/PT/Building%20a%20Java%20applet.pdf)


Python:

Book: http://greenteapress.com/thinkpython

Books: http://www.effbot.org/zone/librarybook-index.htm

Book: http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/

Book: http://www.diveintopython.org (http://www.diveintopython.org/)

Books: http://infohost.nmt.edu/tcc/help/pubs/lang.html

Tutorial: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Non-Pro...ython/Contents

Documentation: http://docs.python.org/download.html

Cheatsheet: http://www.limsi.fr/Individu/pointal/python/pqrc/

pmasiar's sig: http://learnpython.pbwiki.com/HowToStart


Ruby:

Documentation/Tutorials: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/

Books: http://www.sapphiresteel.com/

Games:

Site: http://ubuntu-gamedev.wikispaces.com (http://ubuntu-gamedev.wikispaces.com/)
end of edited

Computer-Books.us
http://www.computer-books.us/ (http://www.computer-books.us/)
Large amount of programming and computer books online for download.

Assembly Language, Awk, BASIC, C, C++, COBOL, C#, Delphi, Forth, Fortran, Java, Linux, Lisp, Perl, PHP, PostScript, Python, SQL, Visual Basic.



Notes:
There are loads of begginer and newbie
programming books and the more we can list the better
on the basis of there is a book for everyone. Currently
I would also like to get links on books based things
like objects, basic algorythms etc. And enything that
has good syntax to learn,Edit: New How to programming Videos:
I found a series of online video tutorials for Python and other programming languages. I feel they are very powerfull in that a lot of things are explained that are over looked in books and makes a lot of sense of stuff that is often overlooked.




http://showmedo.com/videos/python (http://showmedo.com/videos/python)

.:Python:.

NEW: Link:
Python Learning Foundation

Python Learning Foundation (http://www.awaretek.com/plf.html)

python411 Learning about Python = python programming podcasts.
python411 Learning about Python "Pod-casts (http://www.awaretek.com/python/index.xml)

This may be interesting for users with little or no python experience.

Non-Programmer's Tutorial for Python/Contents

Link:Non-Programmer_Tutorial_for_Python (http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Non-Programmer%27s_Tutorial_for_Python/Contents)

(the eff-bot guide to) The Standard Python Library
Python library stuff

http://www.effbot.org/zone/librarybook-index.htm (http://www.effbot.org/zone/librarybook-index.htm)




.:C,C++:.

Thinking in C++:

http://www.planetpdf.com/developer/article.asp?ContentID=6634 (http://www.planetpdf.com/developer/article.asp?ContentID=6634)


.:Java:.

Thinking in Java:

http://www.planetpdf.com/developer/article.asp?ContentID=6632 (http://www.planetpdf.com/developer/article.asp?ContentID=6632)


Download Python 2.5 Documentation
http://docs.python.org/download.html (http://docs.python.org/download.html)

Updated from post in this thread thanks Mickeysofine1972 for a great link
The Ubuntu Games Developer Resource Wiki
A Ubuntu online game programming My Space.
http://ubuntu-gamedev.wikispaces.com/ (http://ubuntu-gamedev.wikispaces.com/)

Please Help with feedback!
If you find one of these links useful please come back and give it a plug.
This will rate the online books in the Library And Recommended Links will be rated In the main post.

New

Python cheatsheets
Very nice looking python cheat sheets for reference.
http://www.limsi.fr/Individu/pointal/python/pqrc/ (http://www.limsi.fr/Individu/pointal/python/pqrc/)

The LiveWires Python Course
Had a quick peek of this Python Course and it looks interesting as in different.
http://www.livewires.org.uk/python/ (http://www.livewires.org.uk/python/)


Welcome to the Learning to Program web tutor!
Downloaded the pdf and had a look, Nice diagrams showing how certain python programming works
http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/ (http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/)

[FyreBrand]

Thank you for those links. Here is a link to Bruce Eckel's site Mindview Inc. I think he is a pretty good author for beginning and intermediate programmers. He provideds some free books on C++, Java, and a new one for C I haven't read yet. I think the C++ books are pretty relevent and haven't become dated for me.

Not everything on his site is free (he does have to make a living), but he does provide some free electronic books.

These are currently the free books:
Thinking in C++ Vol. 1
Thinking in C++ Vol. 2
Thinking in Java Vols 1, 2, and 3
Thinking in C (beta)

Here is a link to his site: Mindview Inc. (http://www.mindview.net/)[www.mindview.net]

Just follow the book links and there are mirrors to download them in HTML or PDF format. There are also links to purchase his CD's and books on various retail sites.

[Warbo]

http://www.diveintopython.org helped me get going (I think there is actually a package of it in Debian, I am not sure about Ubuntu though.)

[Omnios]

Thank you for those links. Here is a link to Bruce Eckel's site Mindview Inc. I think he is a pretty good author for beginning and intermediate programmers. He provideds some free books on C++, Java, and a new one for C I haven't read yet. I think the C++ books are pretty relevent and haven't become dated for me.


These are currently the free books:
Thinking in C++ Vol. 1
Thinking in C++ Vol. 2
Thinking in Java Vols 1, 2, and 3
Thinking in C (beta)

Here is a link to his site: Mindview Inc. (http://www.mindview.net/)[www.mindview.net (http://www.mindview.net)]


Note: There are some .PDF format of his books available from planetpdf.com: I am including the links to the C++ and Java pages available in .pdf

Thinking in C++:
http://www.planetpdf.com/developer/article.asp?ContentID=6634

Thinking in Java:
http://www.planetpdf.com/developer/article.asp?ContentID=6632

[me1on]

I'm pretty new to programming, so this post might be pretty useless, but a quick search on digg yielded these results):

Free Books/Tutorials:
List of 5,000 Free Programming/Computer/Internet Books (http://2020ok.com/5.htm)
List of 345 Online Programming Books (http://www.techtoolblog.com/archives/195-free-online-programming-books)
Free Computer/Programming Books (http://www.computer-books.us/)
Free C++/Java Game Programming Books (http://freecomputerbooks.com/specialGameBooksIndex.html)
Programming from the Ground Up (PDF ebook) (http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/pgubook/ProgrammingGroundUp-1-0-booksize.pdf)
Apress - Free Programming Books (http://apress.com/free/)
Thorough C++ Tutorial for Beginners (http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/)
Photoshop, Flash, Programming, and Web Tutorials (http://www.totaltutorial.com)
Learn Python in 10 minutes (http://www.poromenos.org/tutorials/python) (previous programming experience needed)
Several programming tutorials for many different languages (http://www.programmertutorials.com/)
C and C++ Programming Tutorials (http://www.onesmartclick.com/programming/c-cplusplus.html)
Operating System Programming (http://www.osdever.net/tutorials.php?cat=0&sort=1)
(Wiki) C++ Programming Tutorial (http://etheism.org/doku.php?id=programming:cpp)
CoderWiki (http://www.coderwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page) (a programming wiki)
GPWiki (http://gpwiki.org/) (a game programming wiki)
SDL Tutorials (http://cone3d.gamedev.net/cgi-bin/index.pl?page=tutorials/gfxsdl/index)

Other Resources:
Programmers' Tools (http://programmerstools.org/) (lists various programming tools)
Krugle (http://www.krugle.com/) (great search engine for programmers)
Digg/Programming (http://www.digg.com/programming) (Digg's programming section)
Slashdot/Developers (http://developers.slashdot.org/) (Slashdot's developers section)
Stiff Asks, Great Programmers Answer (http://sztywny.titaniumhosting.com/2006/07/23/stiff-asks-great-programmers-answers/) (hear what the top programmers have to say)
Wikipedia's Computer Programming Category (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Computer_programming)
Google (http://www.google.com/) (when all else fails, use google :))

Hopefully that helped.

Also, might be a bad idea, but if this thread gets big it might be cool to make a del.icio.us account just for bookmarking various programming resources on this thread. That way, for example, if I wanted to look up books on Python, I could go del.icio.us/programmingresources/books+Python. Just a thought. :)

[Note360]

This is for Ruby Programmers:

Why's (Poingnant) Guide to Ruby (/w cartoon foxes)* (http://qa.poignantguide.net/index.html)

Learning Ruby (http://www.math.umd.edu/~dcarrera/ruby/0.3/)

The PickAxe Book (Pragmatic Programmers Ruby Book) (http://www.whytheluckystiff.net/ruby/pickaxe/)

* Their is no other version w/o cartoon foxes so live with it

[RoyArne]

Take a look at Practical Common Lisp (http://www.gigamonkeys.com/book/) by Peter Seibel. Great book on Lisp.

[Omnios]

Lifted from another post:


Assembly
- The Art of Assembly, http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/
- Computer Organization and Design

C
- The C Programming Language

CVS
- Open Source Development with CVS, http://cvsbook.red-bean.com/

[Omnios]

Lifted from another post.


Assembly
Win32Asm (http://www.oopweb.com/Assembly/Documents/Win32ASM/VolumeFrames.html)
Art of Assembly (http://www.oopweb.com/Assembly/Documents/ArtOfAssembly/VolumeFrames.html)
Interrupt List (http://www.oopweb.com/Assembly/Documents/InterList/VolumeFrames.html)
Assembly Language Tutor (http://www.oopweb.com/Assembly/Documents/asm/VolumeFrames.html)
Assembly Language Programming (http://2020ok.com/3954.htm)
Programming from the Ground Up (http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/pgubook/)


C
A Tutorial on pointers and arrays in C (http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/CPointers/VolumeFrames.html)
C Programming (http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/CProgramming/VolumeFrames.html)
The C Book (http://publications.gbdirect.co.uk/c_book/)
Writing bug-free C code (http://www.duckware.com/bugfreec/index.html)
C - Elements of style (http://www.computer-books.us/c_3.php)
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Programming:C_contents
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/C++
http://www.cprogramming.com (http://www.cprogramming.com/)
http://www.silicontao.com/ProgrammingGuide/index.htmll (http://www.silicontao.com/ProgrammingGuide/index.html)
http://www.cyberdiem.com/vin/tutorials.html (http://www.cyberdiem.com/vin/tutorials.html)

[X.Cyclop]

Thanks Omnios!:biggrin:

More:

C++
C Annotations (http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/CPPAnnotations/VolumeFrames.html)
Object First (http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/ObjectsFirst/VolumeFrames.html)
C++ Programming HOW-TO (http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/CPPHOWTO/VolumeFrames.html)
Programming in C++ - Rules and Recommendations (http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/CPPRules/VolumeFrames.html)
C++ Coding Standard (http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/CodeStandard/VolumeFrames.html)
Debugging C and C++ code in a Unix environment (http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/DebugCPP/VolumeFrames.html)
The Function Pointer Tutorials (http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/FunctionPointers/VolumeFrames.html)
Introduction To OOP Using C++ (http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/Intro2OOP/VolumeFrames.html)
The Standard Template Library (http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/STL/VolumeFrames.html)
Standard Template Library Programmer's Guide (http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/STLGuide/VolumeFrames.html)
How To Think Like A Computer Scientist Learning with C++ (http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/ThinkCScpp/VolumeFrames.html)
Thinking In C++ 2nd Edition - Volume I (http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/ThinkingInCpp1/VolumeFrames.html)
Thinking In C++ 2nd Edition - Volume II (http://www.oopweb.com/CPP/Documents/ThinkingInCpp2/VolumeFrames.html)

:wink:

[Lord Illidan]

Thanks for the links guys..

I also have something:

http://lazyfooproductions.com - for SDL tutorials very useful.

Can the OP or anyone organise the links into 1 big post?

[Omnios]

I havent had a chance to read this yet but its kind of a offbranch direction I would like to follow

Introduction to
Object-Oriented Programming
Using C++


http://www.zib.de/Visual/people/mueller/Course/Tutorial/tutorial.html

=====================================

bject-Oriented System Development by Dennis de Champeaux, Douglas Lea, and Penelope Faure

http://g.oswego.edu/dl/oosd/

========================

Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming Using C++

http://www.gnacademy.org/text/cc/material.html

[Omnios]

This is not full blown programming but they have XML and java script on this web developer online chool page which I think kind of leans towards programming. It was recomended by antoher user so I thought id include it.
http://www.w3schools.com/
This is there index for quick reference.



HTML Tutorials
Learn HTML (http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp)
Learn XHTML (http://www.w3schools.com/xhtml/default.asp)
Learn CSS (http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp)
Learn TCP/IP (http://www.w3schools.com/tcpip/default.asp)

XML Tutorials
Learn XML (http://www.w3schools.com/xml/default.asp)
Learn XSL (http://www.w3schools.com/xsl/xsl_languages.asp)
Learn XSLT (http://www.w3schools.com/xsl/default.asp)
Learn XSL-FO (http://www.w3schools.com/xslfo/default.asp)
Learn XPath (http://www.w3schools.com/xpath/default.asp)
Learn XQuery (http://www.w3schools.com/xquery/default.asp)
Learn XLink (http://www.w3schools.com/xlink/default.asp)
Learn XPointer (http://www.w3schools.com/xlink/default.asp)
Learn DTD (http://www.w3schools.com/dtd/default.asp)
Learn Schema (http://www.w3schools.com/schema/default.asp)
Learn XML DOM (http://www.w3schools.com/dom/default.asp)
Learn XForms (http://www.w3schools.com/xforms/default.asp)
Learn SOAP (http://www.w3schools.com/soap/default.asp)
Learn WSDL (http://www.w3schools.com/wsdl/default.asp)
Learn RDF (http://www.w3schools.com/rdf/default.asp)
Learn RSS (http://www.w3schools.com/rss/default.asp)
Learn WAP (http://www.w3schools.com/wap/default.asp)
Learn Web Services (http://www.w3schools.com/webservices/default.asp)

Browser Scripting
Learn JavaScript (http://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp)
Learn HTML DOM (http://www.w3schools.com/htmldom/default.asp)
Learn DHTML (http://www.w3schools.com/dhtml/default.asp)
Learn VBScript (http://www.w3schools.com/vbscript/default.asp)
Learn AJAX (http://www.w3schools.com/ajax/default.asp)
Learn E4X (http://www.w3schools.com/e4x/default.asp)
Learn WMLScript (http://www.w3schools.com/wmlscript/default.asp)

Server Scripting
Learn SQL (http://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.asp)
Learn ASP (http://www.w3schools.com/asp/default.asp)
Learn ADO (http://www.w3schools.com/ado/default.asp)
Learn PHP (http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp)

.NET (dotnet)
.NET Microsoft (http://www.w3schools.com/ngws/default.asp)
.NET ASP (http://www.w3schools.com/aspnet/default.asp)
.NET Mobile (http://www.w3schools.com/dotnetmobile/default.asp)

Multimedia
Learn Media (http://www.w3schools.com/media/default.asp)
Learn SMIL (http://www.w3schools.com/smil/default.asp)
Learn SVG (http://www.w3schools.com/svg/default.asp)
Learn Flash (http://www.w3schools.com/flash/default.asp)

Web Building
Web Building (http://www.w3schools.com/site/default.asp)
Web W3C (http://www.w3schools.com/w3c/default.asp)
Web Browsers (http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/default.asp)
Web Quality (http://www.w3schools.com/quality/default.asp)
Web Semantic (http://www.w3schools.com/semweb/default.asp)
Web Careers (http://www.w3schools.com/careers/default.asp)
Web Hosting (http://www.w3schools.com/hosting/default.asp)
Web Certification (http://www.w3schools.com/cert/default.asp)

[krypto_wizard]

Mods please make it a sticky...

[Tomosaur]

May I suggest that all of the (relevant) posts in this thread be merged into the first post? It will make it a lot easier to find something as the thread grows.

[Omnios]

May I suggest that all of the (relevant) posts in this thread be merged into the first post? It will make it a lot easier to find something as the thread grows.

I was plannig on doing this after the thread goes beyond one page.

[Wolki]

http://www.diveintopython.org helped me get going (I think there is actually a package of it in Debian, I am not sure about Ubuntu though.)

Yes, and it's even installed by default: Open Help, Applications -> Development -> Dive Into Python.

Here's a good book about bash scripting: http://www.tldp.net/LDP/abs/html/

[Omnios]

Library updated with video how to links and
Python Learning Foundation
Link with lots of python links.

python411 Learning about Python
Python programming pod cast links.
awaretek.com/python (http://www.awaretek.com/python/index.xml)

[Omnios]

Added new link to first post.


Download Python 2.5 Documentation

http://docs.python.org/download.html

[Omnios]

Hi I would like to discus library's and common syntax and its importance in learning programing. I find I learned a lot from example and am wondering if studying and discussing library's etc may help struggling programming students in learning programming and help them become better programmers.

Hopefully some old hands can give a hand and share there thoughts on this.

[Mickeysofine1972]

Ubuntu Games Developer Wiki

A set of beginners guides to programming games in Ubuntu:

http://ubuntu-gamedev.wikispaces.com

Mike

[Omnios]

Updated Ubuntu gaming link into main page.

From my experience searching this is a hard resource to find.

I am looking for more links like this that go more into depth with examples of syntax, I am looking for links to pages that go more into depth on programming with such subjects such as assembly preferably with snipets such as groops of code that serve a function. Discussions of libraries such a GUI libraries and useing them to make GUI interfaces etc.
Even extended basic with blocks of code and there function.

Generally going past the basics and helping users understand advanced blocks of code and what they do.

[Omnios]

Added new links with a python cheat sheet and

A interesting online course.

I read a little of it and so much came clear in a few seconds. Anyways laterz doing some heavy reading!

[Omnios]

Hi I made a post in Forum Feedback and Help pertaining to asking admin to sticky the Library in the Programming section. There is also a poll asking if this thread should be stickied.

Link to the thread.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=471845 (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=471845)

[LaRoza]

See Post 26 For more complete list

[LaRoza]

-EDIT I have a wiki for this: laroza.pbwiki.com

I consolidated many links into this one page for a quicker search, I hope the first post is modified to enhance ease of use:

Multiple:


Books: http://www.computer-books.us/

Books: http://www.mindview.net/

Books: http://www.freetechbooks.com/

Tutorials: http://www.w3schools.com/

Tutorials: http://www.tizag.com/

Tutorials: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Topic...er_programming


C++:

Book: http://greenteapress.com/thinkc++

Book: http://www.planetpdf.com/developer/a...ContentID=6634

Book: http://www.gnacademy.org/text/cc/material.html

Tutorial: http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/

Tutorial: http://www.augustcouncil.com/~tgibso...ial/index.html

Tutorial: http://clivecooper.co.uk/tutorial/index.html


Java:

Book: http://greenteapress.com/thinkapjava

Book: http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkapjava/thinkapjava.pdf

Book: http://www.planetpdf.com/developer/a...ContentID=6632

Tutorial: http://www.digilife.be/quickreferences/PT/Building%20a%20Java%20applet.pdf


Python:

Book: http://greenteapress.com/thinkpython

Books: http://www.effbot.org/zone/librarybook-index.htm

Book: http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/

Book: http://www.diveintopython.org

Books: http://infohost.nmt.edu/tcc/help/pubs/lang.html

Tutorial: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Non-Pro...ython/Contents

Documentation: http://docs.python.org/download.html

Cheatsheet: http://www.limsi.fr/Individu/pointal/python/pqrc/

pmasiar's sig: http://learnpython.pbwiki.com/HowToStart


Ruby:

Documentation/Tutorials: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/

Books: http://www.sapphiresteel.com/

Games:

Site: http://ubuntu-gamedev.wikispaces.com

[weel]

I recommend Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Abelson and Sussman. Look around the net for the free full text and several series of video lectures to go with it.

[studiesrule]

I recommend Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Abelson and Sussman. Look around the net for the free full text and several series of video lectures to go with it.

Those are amazing lecture series, but are more theoretical, and might be dated now (No OOPS there). Here's the linkey (http://www.archive.org/details/mit_ocw_sicp) and linkeySr. (http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/classes/6.001/abelson-sussman-lectures/)

[md5hash]

anyone has a book on Ubuntu Server Administration?

[SpiritIsReality]

lots of linux links at sourceforge.net:

http://loll.sourceforge.net/linux/links/

http://loll.sourceforge.net/linux/links/Programming_Links/index.html

thanks for this thread Omnios and all

edit:free linux books online
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=484846&highlight=free+books
contributions gratefully received

[caoinan]

uh I forgot what you call it but when you hover the mouse over this posts name before entering and it gives you info about the topic it has a spelling mistake. just thought you should know

[Kadrus]

Anyone knows books about Objective Caml...I have got
Developing Applications with Ocaml
And this:
http://caml.inria.fr/pub/docs/u3-ocaml/ocaml-ml.html

Pretty Neat...

[samjh]

Beginner's C++ Books

When someone asks me about C++ books, I always recommend these two books, in this order:
Accelerated C++ (http://www.amazon.com/Accelerated-C-Practical-Programming-Example/dp/020170353X/ref=pd_sim_b_img_3/104-7548612-8867112) by Koenig and Moo.
This is a great book for C++ beginners. You can actually write non-trivial applications effectively after finishing this book, and it is very short for the amount of content it covers. In fact, most C++ hobbyists will not need to learn much more about C++ than what is presented in this book.

C++ Primer (http://www.amazon.com/C%2B%2B-Primer-4th-Stanley-Lippman/dp/0201721481/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-7548612-8867112?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195293364&sr=1-1) by Lippman, Lajoie, and Moo.
This is a great book for fortifying your basic C++ knowledge and learning the more advanced language features and applications. If you have a sharp mind, you can even use this as your introductory book. It covers 99% of C++ you'll ever need to use.

[w3develop]

Here are some good reference of free tutorial :
Mozilla Developer Network
https://developer.mozilla.org
w3resource.com
http://www.w3resource.com/index.php