C++ Beginners Thread

[Schadenfroh]

I have noticed that there are many people on Anandtech wishing to learn the very basics of C++. I have tried to consolidate information from several of these threads into one clear post. Please feel free to contribute excellent websites that can teach new programmers the basics of C++.

Websites:
[*]This is an excellent starter for beginners

• My old C++ professor's online supplemental notes for his intro to c++ classes

[*]A next step for beginners after finishing the site above

• Another C++ professor's online supplemental notes for his intro to c++ class

[*]Thinking in C++ Download

• Found by mundane

[*]C/C++ Reference Page

• I cannot recall who suggested it, great for looking up commands

[*]Introduction to Data Structures

• Found by tfinch2

[*]C++ Language Tutorial

• Found by tfinch2

Free and easy C++ IDEs
[*]Dev C++
[*]Visual C++ Express Edition 2008

 

[CalvinHobbes]

:thumbsup:

 

[blipblop]

thank you for the links!

 

[jman19]

Noooooooo don't encourage more people to learn C++! 😛

:thumbsup: for the useful resources.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Two new guides added thanks to tfinch2🙂

 

[lousydood]

Originally posted by: jman19
Noooooooo don't encourage more people to learn C++! 😛

But... then, who would write the next generation of software containing zillions of buffer overflows and null pointer exceptions?

😉

 

[Rip the Jacker]

What compiler(s) do you recommend?

 

[gamepad]

This is really great; I just started learning C++.

thumbsup;

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
What compiler(s) do you recommend?

Take a look at Dev C++, unless you are JUST looking for a compiler. (Dev C++ is an IDE)

 

[exdeath]

Originally posted by: lousydood

Originally posted by: jman19
Noooooooo don't encourage more people to learn C++! 😛

But... then, who would write the next generation of software containing zillions of buffer overflows and null pointer exceptions?

😉

The people who want real time software and not some emulated sandbox junk.

Try writing PS2 code with Java or VB and see how far you get 😉

 

[lousydood]

Try writing PS2 code with Java or VB and see how far you get

Plenty of null-pointer exceptions in Java. I'm not espousing that crud.

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: exdeath

Originally posted by: lousydood

Originally posted by: jman19
Noooooooo don't encourage more people to learn C++! 😛

But... then, who would write the next generation of software containing zillions of buffer overflows and null pointer exceptions?

😉

The people who want real time software and not some emulated sandbox junk.

Try writing PS2 code with Java or VB and see how far you get 😉

Who said Java or VB are great languages?

C++, Java, VB all have their uses, but they are not particularly great languages. Java just makes it slightly less difficult to write lousy code than with C++, and there are plenty of lousy programmers out there...

 

[Wheelock]

Would learning C++ be a practical goal for someone with a casual interest, or does it require a serious time commitment? As in, could I spend maybe 3 to 4 hours per week over the course of six months to get a decent understanding of C++?

edit: This may be a ridiculously foolish question. Feel free to laugh.

 

[hans007]

Originally posted by: Wheelock
Would learning C++ be a practical goal for someone with a casual interest, or does it require a serious time commitment? As in, could I spend maybe 3 to 4 hours per week over the course of six months to get a decent understanding of C++?

edit: This may be a ridiculously foolish question. Feel free to laugh.

honestly if you had just a casual interest in programming it might not be all that useful.

most things you want to do very quickly etc woul dprobably be much easier done in a scripting language. i guess it depends what you want to do and how much time you want to put in.

 

[Wheelock]

Thanks for the reply. Probably a good idea.

 

[WobbleWobble]

Originally posted by: Wheelock
Would learning C++ be a practical goal for someone with a casual interest, or does it require a serious time commitment? As in, could I spend maybe 3 to 4 hours per week over the course of six months to get a decent understanding of C++?

edit: This may be a ridiculously foolish question. Feel free to laugh.

Learning C++ is a great way to understand the fundamentals of most programming languages, but it is difficult to get some GUI/Windows applications developed. Most basic stuff is console based with string and file manipulation.

If you want to develop something that looks cool, I would say look at Java or one of the .NET languages like C#.

 

[Wheelock]

Again, thanks for the reply.

 

[tuteja1986]

ahh !!