Resources for Beginners to C/C++

[deckerego]

I've noticed a lot of people who haven't worked with C/C++ or formal development environments have been posting to the mailing list & forum lately. While they are definitely welcome, I think it would be useful for those who have been developing with CrystalSpace to offer a list of books/resources/sites that can help them learn C/C++, IDE's or development environments.

For my part, I'd offer C++ Primer, Fourth Edition (0-201-72148-1). It does a good job of starting at the beginning, with building, fundamentals, types, pointers, etc. If you're interested in starting to work with CrystalSpace but have never programmed in C/C++ before, definitely consult an introductory resource such as this before diving in.

[Keen]

Good Idea, I think I might make it sticky =)

Here are a couple of links that got me going.
http://www.gametutorials.com
http://www.codeproject.com
http://www.codesampler.com
http://www.gamedev.net
http://www.flipcode.com
http://www.gamasutra.com

Its been a while since I used a site with beginner C++ stuff, so I can't remember many... =) Here are the ones I can remember, The good ones =P

[yoshi]

I used to visit gametutorials.com a lot and they taught me a lot (esp. win32 stuff) but I'm pretty sure that you can't get their tutorials for free anymore.  Even the really beginner stuff has a price, and it's pretty expensive.  So, I probably wouldn't recommend them anymore, unfortunately; they were good when they were free.

Well, my tips are not exactly first beginner things but rather stuff to read when you have understood the fundametals and want to move on a bit (like for example before you start coding CS internals

The C++ Programming Language (Third Edition), Bjarne Stroustrup
Effective C++ and More Effective C++, Scott Meyers
Code complete, Steve McConnell

Another good resource is C++ FAQ Lite

All those will not only teach you how to code better.. it will also help you how to think to become a better coder

-M

[dan]

heres a decent primer for people coming from java

http://www.cs.wcupa.edu/~rkline/cppjava.html

[deckerego]

Speaking of gamedev.net, Neon Helium Productions is where I first started. Good OpenGL lessons... helps one to understand matrix math, vectors, OpenGL API, etc.

[Sl0w]

I recommend : Sam's teach yourself c++ in 21 days . Taught me the basics very quick.

[Dunken]

I found a cool C++ Basics Websight www.cprogramming.com

It has a load of tutorials

[maharaja]

I've noticed a lot of people who haven't worked with C/C++ or formal development environments have been posting to the mailing list & forum lately. While they are definitely welcome, I think it would be useful for those who have been developing with CrystalSpace to offer a list of books/resources/sites that can help them learn C/C++, IDE's or development environments.

For my part, I'd offer C++ Primer, Fourth Edition (0-201-72148-1). It does a good job of starting at the beginning, with building, fundamentals, types, pointers, etc. If you're interested in starting to work with CrystalSpace but have never programmed in C/C++ before, definitely consult an introductory resource such as this before diving in.

This is a fantastic thread, thanks for taking the initiative
I wonder if something similar about resources for inspiring artists be as useful, so...
I I'll take Your lead and start a thread about that with a few good links....and I hope others could provide links to more 3D design resources..

Regards,

[xaint]

Hi,
I see one from the best (in my opinion) books about c++ is not here!

Bruce Eckels's "Thinking in C++" !

you can to buy it, and/or download electronic copy for free  at
http://mindview.net/Books

His books Thinking in Java is first book, from which I really understod what is OOP, what is an object etc.
 (i love his idea: you can download my book for free, and if you like it, you can buy it in paper form. it's cheaper than print it on your laser printer )

[TeatroNovecento]

Hey great thread for newbie guy like me! I'd like to know if Visual C++ Express Edition is a good IDE to develop using Crystal Engine.
Thanx.

[Almos]

www.cplusplus.com . Good C++ reference site.

[Furiousd]

If you prefer themed learning to get the ball rolling, here's a couple of things I found helpful.

Beginning C ++ Through Game Programming by Michael Dawson
http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Through-Game-Programming-Second/dp/1598633600/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229488665&sr=8-1

Wrathlands
One resource that really helped me get started was a set of video tutorials for creating a very simple text RPG game. The tutorial starts out by creating a simple design document and takes you all the way to the completed text based game.  The presenter is using Visual Studio.net, but I had no problem following along with Visual C++ Express.  You can follow pretty much in real time (if you have dual screens):

http://www.rdxgames.net/projects/wrathlands/index.html


Another IDE to look into would be Eclipse.

www.eclipse.org

That's about it for me.  Before you buy any books, check your local library!  I was able to procure many books on C++ and other languages at my library to learn from there.  Now I just use C++ Primer that I bought from Amazon.  I'll add some more resources when I think of them.

[Blekkpatroner]

Some C++ tutorial sites:

http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial.html
http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/
http://www.java2s.com/Tutorial/Cpp/CatalogCpp.htm

[Shools23]

Some C++ tutorial sites:

http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial.html
http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/
http://www.java2s.com/Tutorial/Cpp/CatalogCpp.htm

Great tutorial sites, thank you.