i need a good website to learn c++

Question

i want to learn C++; and i already have a compiler.

i already know a few programming languages including:

• BASIC (yes, the dos version)
• visualBasic (using VisualBasic Express 2006 or 8 i'm not quite sure)
• Java
• PHP
• HTML (if we count that)

so it doesn't need to be for absolute beginners; although if you find one post it too.

Answer 1

www.cplusplus.com is a great website with tons of documentation for experts and beginners.

Tutorials for beginners:

http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/

An additional website I heartily reccomend once you have a little more expertise is the C++ FAQ Lite.

Answer 2

The text of a good book is online here: Thinking in C++

Answer 3

G'day,

I know it isn't a website but I'd highly recommend working through the excellent book Accelerated C++ (sanitised Amazon link) by Andy Koenig and Barbara Moo.

It'll start you off properly by approaching C++ as it's own language rather than C with OO bits "bolted on". And you get to work with STL right from the start.

Highly recommended.

HTH

cheers,

Answer 4

Aprt from the useful links given by @Doug T. You can have a look at the advanced puzzles of c++ @ http://www.gotw.ca/gotw/ ( of course after the basics)

Answer 5

It's not a tutorial per-se but the C++ FAQ LITE is an invaluable resource IMHO.

Answer 6

I second Rob Wells; "Accelerated C++" is an excellent book. It would be hard to do better.

I would like to add that pointers can be especially daunting coming from your background. One of the best explanations I have come across is here at the Stanford CS web site. They have several pdfs and even an animated video on the subject.