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 !!