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Good C++ Tutorial?

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Gob

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I need to keep myself busy over the summer so I decided I am going to learn C++. Now then my programming experience at the moment is kind of limited. I just finished my last semester of grade 11 and during that semester (about 5 1/2 months) I learned java (for my CS class). My last project was to make a game, and I made an ok point and click based 2d adventure game, it was fun. Anyways the point is I want a C++ tutorial that doesn't bog me down with the basics (This is a variable, a variable stores data, now we'll have 2 pages explaining a variable) and assumes that I have some basic knowledge.

I know how programming works, I just don't know the C++ syntax is basically what I am saying. Also, something that's up to date with the latest C++ syntax, so I am not using old methods to do things, which have been updated by now.

Also, what's the best free compiler for C++

thanks
 
Aren't you restricted to managed code with express VC2005? I know you can install the PlatformSDK but it didn't work for me and it was quite a hassle.
 
Yalpe said:
Aren't you restricted to managed code with express VC2005? I know you can install the PlatformSDK but it didn't work for me and it was quite a hassle.
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No, you're given the option to create both Win32 projects and CLR projects.

Gob said:
Anyways the point is I want a C++ tutorial that doesn't bog me down with the basics (This is a variable, a variable stores data, now we'll have 2 pages explaining a variable) and assumes that I have some basic knowledge.
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I don't know of any good C++ tutorials off hand, but http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/ is a good website to bookmark if you have questions about a particular construct. If you decide to go the book route, C++ Primer is a great beginner's book.
 
C++ Primer (4th Edition) by Stanley B. Lippman, Josée Lajoie, Barbara E. Moo. ISBN 0201721481.

C++ Primer Plus (5th Edition) by Stephen Prata. ISBN 0672326973.

These two confusingly titled books are good. Some people like one, some like the other. It depends on how you learn. You can skim quickly through the stuff you already know.

If you already "know how programming works", why not get a book on algorithms instead? Like this one:

Introduction to Algorithms, Second Edition by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein. ISBN 0262032937.
 
I substantially revised my above posting. I'm better off posting drunk than with a fever.
 
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