C++

TJ Belfiore · 08-16-2009, 12:22 AM

Hello, TSF!

I'm looking to dabble into a bit of C++ but I'm very unfamiliar with it and I'd really like some links to tutorials or even you're tutorials - the point is, I don't care where I get them.

I was told it was an 'object oriented language' such as VB, which I'm fluent in - but when I use Dev++, it's just a console based language, but when I use SharpDevelop it's now a object oriented language, what gives?

This is such a confusing language, I really don't get it at all.

Thanks, TSF!

nor69 · 08-16-2009, 01:20 AM

Reading your post. I totally agree

**wrench97** · 08-16-2009, 05:21 AM

I dabbled in C and C++ after using VB got lost went back to VB for the simple things I use for, but have a look here> http://www.cprogramming.com/

**Done_Fishin** · 08-16-2009, 08:54 AM

I was under the impression that c++ was a step below stuff like visual basic .. for a start it's command line and hardly visual at all .. still a step above machine language but a total different ball game to what you have experienced up to now. It's more like an extension to DOS where all your commands are lined up and rarely make any sense to the untrained eye

~~Engineer Babar~~ · 08-16-2009, 09:15 AM

@Undocked windy.I will advice you to do a short course in C++. Done_fishin is rite. C++ is a bit confusing language.

**Done_Fishin** · 08-16-2009, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Engineer Babar

Done_fishin is rite. C++ is a bit confusing language.

more than a bit .. the original C language was used to program UNIX and that should be more than enough to clue you up ..

that site that was given earlier looks good .. and has a tutorial but the main point is whether or not you have the time and patience to follow it through. Many things look like a great idea only to find that we bite of more than we can chew due to lack of understanding and help is difficult to come by.

~~Engineer Babar~~ · 08-18-2009, 12:19 PM

hmmmm. I dont think tutorials is a great idea. One should must go for a short course in C++.

**ArmaTheGreek** · 08-19-2009, 05:59 PM

Me neither, I don't know where to start, VB or C++... :(

TJ Belfiore · 08-19-2009, 08:59 PM

A few questions:

What's a H file?
What's a CPP file?
How do they work together?
Does every program have to start with a class "main"?

~~Engineer Babar~~ · 08-21-2009, 12:40 PM

A header file commonly contains forward declarations of classes, subroutines, variables, and other identifiers. Programmers who wish to declare standardized identifiers in more than one source file can place such identifiers in a single header file, which other code can then include whenever the header contents are required.

The C standard library and C++ standard library traditionally declare their standard functions in header files
At some point, a person learning to program in C/C++ learns the distinction between "header" files and "source" files. That is, a source file is compiled by the compiler and header files are shared among the source files. Then the question becomes, "How do I use header files effectively?" This is a description of the modern convention for what goes into header files, how header files are organized, and how they are used.

In some programming languages, the main function is where a program starts execution.

It is generally the first user-written function run when a program starts (some system-specific software generally runs before the main function), though some languages (notably C++ with global objects that have constructors) can execute user-written functions before main runs. The main function usually organizes at a high level the functionality of the rest of the program. The main function typically has access to the command arguments given to the program at the command-line interface.

Agreed??

08-16-2009, 12:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
TJ Belfiore title here Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 530 Posts: 3,517 OS: 7 x64, XP x32 Blog Entries: 1	C++ Hello, TSF! I'm looking to dabble into a bit of C++ but I'm very unfamiliar with it and I'd really like some links to tutorials or even you're tutorials - the point is, I don't care where I get them. I was told it was an 'object oriented language' such as VB, which I'm fluent in - but when I use Dev++, it's just a console based language, but when I use SharpDevelop it's now a object oriented language, what gives? This is such a confusing language, I really don't get it at all. Thanks, TSF! __________________ Read more about ProgrammersDilemma in my latest blog, here.

08-16-2009, 01:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
nor69 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 24 OS: Windows XP Home SP2	Re: C++ Reading your post. I totally agree

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wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,531 OS: Win7	Re: C++ I dabbled in C and C++ after using VB got lost went back to VB for the simple things I use for, but have a look here> http://www.cprogramming.com/ __________________ Power Supply and Selection

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08-16-2009, 09:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
~~Engineer Babar~~ Troubled Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 720 OS: xp home 2006 sp2	Re: C++ @Undocked windy.I will advice you to do a short course in C++. Done_fishin is rite. C++ is a bit confusing language.

08-18-2009, 12:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
~~Engineer Babar~~ Troubled Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 720 OS: xp home 2006 sp2	Re: C++ hmmmm. I dont think tutorials is a great idea. One should must go for a short course in C++.

08-19-2009, 05:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
ArmaTheGreek Pass The Oreos Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cainta, PH Posts: 570 OS: Windows XP SP2 My System	Re: C++ Me neither, I don't know where to start, VB or C++... :( __________________ Regards, Arma The Greek "Look using your eyes but see with your mind."

08-19-2009, 08:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
TJ Belfiore title here Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 530 Posts: 3,517 OS: 7 x64, XP x32 Blog Entries: 1	Re: C++ A few questions: What's a H file? What's a CPP file? How do they work together? Does every program have to start with a class "main"? __________________ Read more about ProgrammersDilemma in my latest blog, here.

08-21-2009, 12:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
~~Engineer Babar~~ Troubled Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 720 OS: xp home 2006 sp2	Re: C++ A header file commonly contains forward declarations of classes, subroutines, variables, and other identifiers. Programmers who wish to declare standardized identifiers in more than one source file can place such identifiers in a single header file, which other code can then include whenever the header contents are required. The C standard library and C++ standard library traditionally declare their standard functions in header files At some point, a person learning to program in C/C++ learns the distinction between "header" files and "source" files. That is, a source file is compiled by the compiler and header files are shared among the source files. Then the question becomes, "How do I use header files effectively?" This is a description of the modern convention for what goes into header files, how header files are organized, and how they are used. In some programming languages, the main function is where a program starts execution. It is generally the first user-written function run when a program starts (some system-specific software generally runs before the main function), though some languages (notably C++ with global objects that have constructors) can execute user-written functions before main runs. The main function usually organizes at a high level the functionality of the rest of the program. The main function typically has access to the command arguments given to the program at the command-line interface. Agreed??