Migrating from C# to C++

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How to learn C++ as a C# programmer?

My new job needs me to migrate from C# to C++. I am comfortable with C# and have an exposure to C++ at college (basics). What would be the best way to go forward. Please suggest some materials or books to go forward.

Answer 1

Depends on your actual skill level but I'd suggest looking at the C++ Faq, very informative.

Answer 2

Two suggestions:

• Treat it as just "learning C++", because your C# knowledge will be of little use (if not a source of confusion) for you to understand the semantics of C++.
• Read some books from the C++ book list.

Answer 3

You are probably used to do certain things in a C# way and you need to switch your thinking to a C++ way. Assuming you remember the semantics from the college, Effective C++ will help you, I think.

Answer 4

For a start you can read books on C++ by E.Balagurusamy or by Venugopal Mastering C++. Later on you can move onto Books by Robert Lafore, Stroutstrup and Effective C++ also.

If you want online tutorials then www.learncpp.com is a very good resource. Which teaches you all concepts of C++ starting from writing a simple program to advacned topices like templates, RTTI etcc.

Answer 5

As mentioned already, Scott Myers Effective C++ series is probably the definitive "if you only buy one C++ book(s)". I only wish there was a similar book series for C# of the same quality...

Here are the C++ links I turn to over and over - hopefully you'll find them useful:

• A great language and STL reference. Probably the best language reference site of any language!(I genuinely believe that):

  http://www.cplusplus.com/

• Bjarne Stroustrup's C++ Style and Technique FAQ: Great FAQ from the man in himself: http://www2.research.att.com/~bs/bs_faq2.html

• The C++ FAQ Lite. Great selection of C++ gothas delivered in a very readable way: http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/

• C++ Idioms wikibook: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/More_C%2B%2B_Idioms

• Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in C++: A free E-Book which is also available for other languages: http://www.brpreiss.com/books/opus4/

• A design-patterns website which includes a lot of C++ implementions of all the standard design patterns: http://www.vincehuston.org/dp/