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C++ Primer is one of the usual go-to books for beginners.
[EDIT] Thank you /u/xgalaxy for pointing out I had linked the wrong one. Get this one: http://www.amazon.com/Primer-5th-Edition-Stanley-Lippman/dp/0321714113
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|Kevin and Bryan|Programming in C++|http://www.wibit.net/| - |
|Carl Herold| Computer Science for Everyone|http://www.computerscienceforeveryone.com/| /r/carlhprogramming |
|Bucky Roberts| C++ |http://thenewboston.org/tutorials.php | - |
|Bill Weinman| C/C++ Essential Training |http://www.lynda.com/Eclipse-tutorials/CC-Essential-Training/94343-2.html | Not Free |
|Damien| Introduction to C++|http://ureddit.com/class/23620l | /r/CppForBeginners|
|XoaX| C++ Video Tutorials |http://xoax.net/cpp/index.php | -|
|Barbara Hecker| OO Design in C++ |http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB6053C17AB31C6CF | -|
|Stephan T. Lavavej| Core C++|http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/C9-Lectures-Stephan-T-Lavavej-Core-C- | -|
|Jeremy Siek| C++, Short and Sweet |https://www.udemy.com/cpp-short-and-sweet/ | -|
|University of Illinois | CS 225 |http://www.cs.uiuc.edu/class/fa05/cs225/cs225/_videos/lecture.html | -|
|University of Wisconsin| ME 964 |http://sbel.wisc.edu/Courses/ME964/2012/ | -|
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I learned for a while off of learncpp, which served me pretty well. I eventually consulted this sub and /r/cpp and discovered it wasn't really held in high regard due to some errors in some of it's early lessons. I eventually bought C++ Primer by Stephen Prata. It's a really long book—quite thorough. The book has a lot of code examples to demonstrate the concepts. I'm about 150 pages in, and I hope to read it more when summer hits(I'm graduating high school). I think both learncpp and C++ Primer are going to give you a good experience, but C++ Primer is going to be more polished and thorough.
My advice would be to learn some things peripheral to c++ before really trying to deep dive. You might be served by researching how computers work at a very low level(like how things are stored in RAM, CPU cycles, basic assembly language, etc. In addition, you should understand the difference between a compiled language and an interpreted language and know what compilers do. C++ is all about memory management, so understanding what RAM is and how the computer uses it will help a lot.
There are people a lot smarter than me on this topic. I would search this sub and /r/cpp for "resources to learn c++" posts. You're likely to find something that will work for you. Good luck!
coding isn't bad. just get a good book, actually read it, and do programming exercises daily (some can be found at the end of sections in a book if you find a good one). You'll get good in no time.
If you want to learn C++, which is what I learned as my first language, good beginner books are:
http://www.amazon.com/Primer-Plus-6th-Developers-Library/dp/0321776402/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1426106569&sr=8-2&keywords=c%2B%2B+primer
and
http://www.amazon.com/Problem-Solving-9th-Walter-Savitch/dp/0133591743/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426106588&sr=8-1&keywords=problem+solving+with+C%2B%2B
Are you referring to C++ Primer 5th Edition or C++ Primer Plus 6th Edition ?
I had actually read that C++ Primer Plus wasn't as good as C++ Primer so I went ahead and bought C++ Primer 5th edition to learn C++ more in depth. The book has updates for C++11 so I was curious if you have a source for Sutter's claim that it's prehistoric.
My problem now is that the book is so big (~1000 pages), that I'm debating whether I should read through the whole thing page by page or just use it as a reference. I feel like if I skip one little detail of some feature, it could bite me in the ass later.
\ Found that info through stackoverflow's list of recommended C++ resources - search for "C++ Primer" and see the related footnote about C++ Primer Plus
You want to learn the basics of C++, which can be done alone if you have enough persistence, a good book, and can reach out to people for help or just take a class in community college. Then get started on a project.
C++ Primer
Designing Software Synthesizer Plug-Ins in C++:
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Designing Audio Effect Plug-Ins in C++
Personally i had to use this book for my college: https://www.amazon.com/Programming-Problem-Analysis-Program-Design/dp/1337102083/ref=dp_ob_title_bk I found it very informative and helped me a lot if i actually read the book as well as practiced the problems that it gives you at the end of each chapter. I also have this book: https://www.amazon.com/Primer-Plus-6th-Developers-Library/dp/0321776402/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=c+%2B%2B+primer&qid=1557549048&s=books&sr=1-2 that i used for personal use, it goes into a lot more detail and also helped me better understand topics. Both books provide with correct syntax and practice problems. Hope this helps.
C++ Primer 5th Edition
C++ Primer Plus 6th Edition
' (C++ Primer) † Not to be confused with C++ Primer Plus by Prata, which is generally not recommended.'
With c++ you're probably going to have to get a pretty thick book for it. Don't let this derail you from doing it. In fact I highly suggest learning lower level languages first. Specifically C but C++ is probably a good middle ground if you're going to other languages like java. I recently went back to University to learn CS/IA. Most of the programming that I've "learned" at University is based strongly off of C and because of my strong programming experience in C since I was about 14 I've had literally zero problems getting full points on all of the assignments I've submitted for grading up to this point. Now, the downside to almost a decade of on and off C experience is that I pull so much from C that it makes Object Oriented Programming like java some what of a mind bender for me, but for the most part I can get through it pretty easily.
I recommend Stephen Prata's C++ Primer Plus (only because his C primer is absolutely fantastic) He relates things really plainly and meets students on their level in regards to really difficult concepts like pointers.
The amazon reviews 6th Edition seem fine. The only 1 star rating it has says that the book doesn't start off basic enough. The 2 star ratings complain about font size and typos. As one reviewer suggests, get the reprint to avoid all the typos.
Other than that, I don't see why people don't like it. If you feel so included, the sidebar has some book recommendation possibly for the future.
Purchased C++ Primer Plus (Sixth Edition), thanks
Looks like a real winner to me: http://www.amazon.com/Primer-Plus-Edition-Developers-Library/product-reviews/0321776402/ref=cm_cr_dp_qt_hist_one?ie=UTF8&filterBy=addOneStar&showViewpoints=0
OK, I put up some of the directions that should clear it up. It is basically one of these cheats for words with friends or scrabble. You input letters and it searches a file for matches based on what you entered.
Yeah, our book has some C++11 stuff, but not a whole lot. I am reading C++ Primer Plus along with what we are going over in class. So I definitely will update my knowledge! Thanks!
I have always liked C++ Primer Plus. He just came out with the 6th edition and it has been updated for the C++11 standard.
Are you an engine programmer or gameplay programmer? If not, I encourage you to pursue it as a career option.
I say this because your comment expresses some pretty passionate opinions regarding how games should allocate their CPU processing tasks. If you are not currently working as a programmer in the games industry, and if this is truly your passion, there is truly nothing holding you back from achieving your dreams. Thankfully you have many free tools available to get started prototyping your own games using Unity, Unreal, or other engines. If you want to work as a game programmer, I suggest studying C++ at your earliest opportunity, and I recommend the book C++ Primer Plus as a decent place to start.
C++ and C are a whole level below most other programming languages making them not a good topic for most tutorial sites as you need to include quite a lot of background info. They are also compiled languages meant to make code native for a given platform so you can't simply just parse whatever users pastes on the site and evaluate that.
So a likely answer is that there aren't. Honestly, this approach might not even work with C++ and you WILL need to study it on your own extensively anyway, understanding concepts like pointers alone can take you weeks (by understanding I mean actually using it properly in a real application). So I would just look for books that have exercises to do by yourself by the end of each chapter. C++ Primer is often recommended.
Yes sir:
http://www.amazon.com/Primer-Plus-6th-Developers-Library/dp/0321776402/
There's tons of resources online, and it's a huge subject domain. I suggest you start by teaching yourself C++, if you can manage that you'll have no problems in the field. I strongly recommend getting a book to work through. Something like C++ Primer Plus should do you well, by covering the language completely, and providing exercises to actually write some code (extremely important).
From there you will get a sense if you like the field enough to continue.
26 is not too old. I started programming at that age myself, with an arts background. One thing led to another, and I picked up a second Masters Degree in CS, and then a very high paying job in NYC as software developer. So I like to think that if I can do it, so can most people - but it was very hard work! Don't underestimate that part.
I suggest you try out C++ for a couple of months, and see if you enjoy building software. Once you start working with classes (a concept in software development), and recursive data structures & algorithms, you will begin to see the elegance that can be expressed with software. It's pretty cool.
Plus, the software industry is incredibly diverse - you could go on to work for NASA, Wall Street, Government, Medicine, University, Gaming, to name a few.
C++ Primer Plus
Oh so maybe that's why I was confused.
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Here is link where I found 6th edition with a lot of reviews.
https://www.amazon.com/Primer-Plus-6th-Developers-Library/dp/0321776402/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=c%2B%2B+premier&qid=1556996326&s=gateway&sr=8-2
C++ Primer by by Stanley B. Lippman, Josée Lajoie and Barbara E. Moo is most likely what you are looking for.
Edit: Note that C++ Primer Plus is not the same book and is not as commonly recommended.
This is a pretty well regarded book.It was the book they used in my C++ course in my Object Oriented Course Sophomore year.
/u/CS_noob_student posted a list that include this!
I haven't done much with C++ so I don't know how much has changed. Everything that was part of the ISO 98 standard should still be applicable though some bits may have been deprecated since 2011. As far as idiomatic C++ goes, I don't know if that has changed much either. I own the fifth edition of this, which helped get me started with programming in general. I never ended up finishing it, but it was pretty good. My one complaint is the chapters can be super long.
Here's what i did when i was in the same situation as you.
Bought C++ Primer Plus. As soon as i finished the around 300 Pages (Just before the OO concepts begin) i started solving problems from ProjectEuler.net
I've finished 20 of them so far..then i got busy with my Exams.
C++ Primer Plus (6th Edition) (Developer's Library) [Paperback]
The open source, cross platform, free C, C++ and Fortran IDE.
Project Euler
I was on my phone earlier so here are some reference links.
Highly recommended programming books.
MIT has an Intro to Programming course online. They teach it in Python. Here's a decent book to teach you Python, and be sure to check the sidebar in /r/Python for more suggestions.
Project Euler is a great way of trying out new languages when you've learned a bit more.
When you can write competently in Python and are ready to move on, here are two highly recommended books on C++. The reason I've suggested C++ is because it's what ROOT is written in.
As far as math goes, use Khan Academy to supplement your lectures your first two years. In conjunction with the tips outlined on the blog I linked you earlier, you will destroy your math classes.
http://www.amazon.com/Primer-Plus-6th-Developers-Library/dp/0321776402
Is this the book you mentioned?
I found the books C++ Primer ( https://www.amazon.com/Primer-5th-Stanley-B-Lippman/dp/0321714113/ ) and C++ Primer Plus ( https://www.amazon.com/Primer-Plus-6th-Developers-Library/dp/0321776402/ ), no relation, to be great resources for learning C++. They are a little older now, so covering C++11, but if you are just starting out that is fine, since most of the core concepts have not changed in the last few years (and most of the new features are more advanced anyway).
I'd suggest getting a book if you've never programmed before. Any tutorials online will give you a hint/clue and get you started, but the rest is up to you.
C++ Primer Plus is a good start: http://www.amazon.com/Primer-Plus-Edition-Developers-Library/dp/0321776402
If not, then you can use references like ianhedoesit suggested. This site is pretty cool and they provide tutorials for a lot of common programming languages:
http://www.tutorialspoint.com/computer_programming_tutorials.htm
C++ Primer Plus is an excellent read.
http://www.amazon.com/Primer-Plus-6th-Developers-Library/dp/0321776402/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394498169&sr=1-2&keywords=c%2B%2B+primer
I absolutely love Stephen Prata's C++ Primer Plus. This is the sixth edition, which I've not read, but I can attest for how great the fifth edition is.
I recommend C++ Primer Plus. http://www.amazon.com/Primer-Plus-Edition-Developers-Library/dp/0321776402