Tips for c++ [needed]

[SavageNerdz]

I have a interest in C++, however i know nothing about it, and i can't take my college courses yet. Could anyone point me in the directions of development tools for it, and some simple guides/tutorials for learning the beginning stages of this language?

[R-e-n-n-a-t]

Well, I'm a noob as well but you'll need a compiler. I use Codeblocks, since it's free and it doesn't seem broken like the two other free ones that I tried. One of them actually didn't work with Windows 7. I still can't seem to figure any of it out though...
You'll also want Notepad++ or something similar, for actually writing the code.

[Darwinian]

For the editor I strongly recommend PSPad as it's simply awsome!

[Autumnlicious]

Use this and avoid the idiocies of Visual C++ compiler:
http://tdm-gcc.tdragon.net/

You probably want an IDE (VC++, Eclipse, Code::Blocks etc).

BTW - Rennat -- Codeblocks is an IDE. The compiler is another matter entirely.

[R-e-n-n-a-t]

Use this and avoid the idiocies of Visual C++ compiler:
http://tdm-gcc.tdragon.net/

You probably want an IDE (VC++, Eclipse, Code::Blocks etc).

BTW - Rennat -- Codeblocks is an IDE. The compiler is another matter entirely.

Oh...
That might explain why I can't figure it out.

[Tiberius]

An IDE is the best thing you could do to improve your knowledge IMO. I've discovered far more about Java through using NetBeans than I ever did at university.

[libalchris]

I have a interest in C++, however i know nothing about it, and i can't take my college courses yet. Could anyone point me in the directions of development tools for it, and some simple guides/tutorials for learning the beginning stages of this language?

If you want to be a REAL programmer, you need linux.

If you're using windows though I'm not sure what I'd recommend. I learned on linux and I just used the gcc compiler, and edited the files in the KATE file editor.

This is the tutorial I used: http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/

I cannot remember if that tutorial is completely compatible with linux or not. Windows has some libraries that linux doesn't, so if this tutorial uses them then it will only work with a windows compiler

Don't ask me for help though, I really don't know much and what I did know I've probably forgotten lol

[Napoléon]

Well I understand that C is a primitive version of C++, so I don't know if this will help or not. I use Cygwin and the GCC collection of compilers to compile it and I just write my code in Notepad++.

[Autumnlicious]

Well I understand that C is a primitive version of C++, so I don't know if this will help or not. I use Cygwin and the GCC collection of compilers to compile it and I just write my code in Notepad++.

Your understanding is totally wrong. C++ != C. Hell, c++ isn't even a strict superset of C. So calling C a "primitive version of C++" is like calling a Model T Ford a "primitive Camaro."

Derp.

The C and C++ programming languages are closely related. C++ grew out of C, as it was designed to be source-and-link compatible with C.[1] Due to this, C code is often developed with C++ IDEs, integrated with C++ code, and compiled in C++ compilers. While most C source code will compile as C++ code without any changes, certain language differences prevent C++ from being a strict superset of C.

REF: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compatibili...nd_C%2B%2B


Objective-C is a strict superset of C. You can mix C and ObjC freely without worrying about issues presented in the above.
REF: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objective-C

[Napoléon]

Well soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorry.