What is the quickest way of becoming C++ Fluent ASAP?

bassfishingboy

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Hey guys,
Once again i'm asking for your input.

I"ve fallen behind in my c++ programming course in college. The issue is i fell behind in calculus really really bad and have been focusing 100% of my time and effort into going and getting caught up although it seems as i'm going nowhere although i'm getting tutoring and have dedicated practically any free time i have. I dont remember the last time i've done something fun. Anyhow, I know some visual basic and have a grasp of quite a few of the common concepts in programming. I"m not affraid i wont get caught up in c++ by the end of the year...but i am affraid i'm gonna fail it because I do not know enough in the coding so that i can do my labs fluently or anything. So, I was wondering if you could head me in the right direction as to learning the coding or know of a good place to go to find out on how to code.....I have a learn c++ book, but the instructor jumps around so much that i'd have to read the whole damn book to understand what he's doing. I've got hit lectures and what not all recorded, but i have problems following them..

Does anybody know anywhere online that is very crisp and to the point which would help me quickly become semi-fluent in c++ as soon as humanly possible? If I could get the coding down, i think everythign else would fall in place, and i know reading 200-300 pages would not fit my schedule/time and i would just not be able to do it.

Any help or directions on where to go would be appreciated.
 

Malak

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There are lots of crash course books you can find at any book store or maybe your local library. They have labs in them usually to test what you know.
 

PingSpike

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I've been reading this as an accompanying piece to my own self study. While I'm no expert or anything, it seems to quickly cover the key concepts. I like it because it gives me something more succient then my 1500 page book to drive the core point home.
 

bassfishingboy

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Thanks guys..i hit it hard last night..and i'd say that oh....within the next 2 days...i'll be caught up with class. HEHE...takin 3 days to catch up to 3 weeks of classtime.....what a trip....

*rolls eyes*
cout << happiness
 

Aikouka

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Originally posted by: bassfishingboy
Thanks guys..i hit it hard last night..and i'd say that oh....within the next 2 days...i'll be caught up with class. HEHE...takin 3 days to catch up to 3 weeks of classtime.....what a trip....

*rolls eyes*
cout << happiness

[drillsergeant] WHERE'S YOUR SEMI-COLON, MAGGOT!? [/drillsergeant]
 

Pacemaker

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Originally posted by: Aikouka
Originally posted by: bassfishingboy
Thanks guys..i hit it hard last night..and i'd say that oh....within the next 2 days...i'll be caught up with class. HEHE...takin 3 days to catch up to 3 weeks of classtime.....what a trip....

*rolls eyes*
cout << happiness

[drillsergeant] WHERE'S YOUR SEMI-COLON, MAGGOT!? [/drillsergeant]

I am suddenly reminded of my Intro to C++ professor in college. "If you forget a Semi-colon on a test you get an F on that test" "If you use a goto statement EVER you get an F in the course" :p
 

duragezic

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If you already have some programming experience, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Unless its a more advanced C++ class, you shouldn't have any problems with it at all. I think being worried and nervous will make it harder than it is. And the only way I really learn is doing programs. Programming assignments can take a lot of time, but it gives you a chance to spend 10-15 hours on them if necessary and get an A. In almost all of my CS classes, my programming assignments really helped my grade since they were usually 95-100%.

The cplusplus.com and cprogramming.com mentioned have great tutorials. I use both of them often still. Between those and your book, I think you are covered for resources. You just need to get down to any programs assigned in class and work on them until they are perfect. I never learned much reading or from lectures, but after working at programs day after day until they worked as they should, you learn much more.
 

XZeroII

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Originally posted by: Pacemaker
Originally posted by: Aikouka
Originally posted by: bassfishingboy
Thanks guys..i hit it hard last night..and i'd say that oh....within the next 2 days...i'll be caught up with class. HEHE...takin 3 days to catch up to 3 weeks of classtime.....what a trip....

*rolls eyes*
cout << happiness

[drillsergeant] WHERE'S YOUR SEMI-COLON, MAGGOT!? [/drillsergeant]

I am suddenly reminded of my Intro to C++ professor in college. "If you forget a Semi-colon on a test you get an F on that test" "If you use a goto statement EVER you get an F in the course" :p
What if you are writing some assembly in your C++ code??? Can you use a goto then?
 

Schadenfroh

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Originally posted by: duragezic
I'd hope an Intro to C++ class doesn't throw any assembly at you. :)

Assembly sucks, it makes my head hurt, C++ is so much easier.
 

jman19

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Originally posted by: Pacemaker
Originally posted by: Aikouka
Originally posted by: bassfishingboy
Thanks guys..i hit it hard last night..and i'd say that oh....within the next 2 days...i'll be caught up with class. HEHE...takin 3 days to catch up to 3 weeks of classtime.....what a trip....

*rolls eyes*
cout << happiness

[drillsergeant] WHERE'S YOUR SEMI-COLON, MAGGOT!? [/drillsergeant]

I am suddenly reminded of my Intro to C++ professor in college. "If you forget a Semi-colon on a test you get an F on that test" "If you use a goto statement EVER you get an F in the course" :p

Hehe, that's because "goto"s are an abomination.