Not clear if you already know C++ or not.
If you know some C++ and want to start programming Carbon apps for Mac OS 8/9/X using CodeWarrior, read the "PowerPlant Book," which is supplied as a PDF on the Metrowerks Reference CD.
The PowerPlant Book is filled with handholding tutorials to get you up to speed in building useful, crashfree C++ apps in no time flat.
However, if you know no C++ and need to learn the language, check out Dave Mark's "Learn C++ on the Mac," or one of the more generic C++ books, or tutorials on the web. Personally, I recommend anything by Herbert Schildt, such as "Teach Yourself C++." Once you've got a grasp of C++, check out PowerPlant.
[This message has been edited by michaelb (edited 11-03-2000).]