A place to start for a begginner? 2

[KarveR]

Hi all, can anyone here recommend some good sites with tutorials etc for an absolute beginner?
I checked the faq but nothing listed.

cheers all.

Karv


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[Salem]

Which sort of absolute beginner?

1. Never programmed in anything before, but would like to learn how to program in C++

2. Familiar with other programming languages but would now like to add C++ to the list.

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[KarveR]

Ah, thanks for the reply.
I'm pretty handy with PHP, shell, html,perl, some ruby and python but looking to move into C++ for the commercial value (i.e more on the c.v. ) so not new t programming, just C++.

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There's no present like the time, they say. - Henry's Cat.

 

[Salem]

Here goes...

A free online book

http://www.mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html

Though I recommend you get the actual book once you've had a read through some of it. Unless you're happy with always looking at the on screen copy.

The C++ FAQ is definitely worth a scan

http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/

For book reviews, try

http://www.accu.org./bookreviews/public/reviews/0sb/beginner_s_c__.htm

There are an awful lot of books about C++, and a lot of awful books about C++ as well.
Hopefully you can narrow the field a bit.

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[KarveR]

Smashing, thanks. Anywhere for online tutorials / sample code ?

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[Cagliostro]

codeguru.com
cuj.com
cplusplus.com
......
more sites you will get by a simple google search (stfw)

Ion Filipski

 

[KarveR]

I can get alot of info from google, what I'm looking for is what other people feel was good for them, or better than xyz.

The writer of a book will always say "my book is best".
Readers of a book will compare it and give an overview.

I don't want to have to judge books by their covers, I also don't want to buy and read them all.



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[ArkM]

Again and again: the best source to grasp the spirit of C++ is B.Stroustrup's "The C++ Programming Language"...

 

[SciTechEngLord]

Another nice site for lots of code samples is

http://www.planetsourcecode.com,

if you prefer learning by example.

 

[mseth]

For windows stuff,

http://www.winprog.org/tutorial/

is a very small, yet decent, introduction.