Want to learn C++ and confused where to start..

[ryanbayona]

I really wanted to learn C++ thats why i took the initiative to self-
study. I am currently following the tutorial at this site:
http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial.html#c++tutorial but
im finding it a little lacking in some information i need, like data
types, native c++ objects and c++ functions. I am on linux and have
been compiling and running my c++ samples using the G++ compiler, is
that Ok? I mean will C++ code written in linux run on any platform? I
googled a lot of C++ tutorials and books, and im overwhelmed and got
easily confused. I need your opinion / advice on which site i can
follow the tutorials and which book to read. I have been programming
in PHP for about 2 years now and would really love to learn a new
programming language .

My ultimate goal is to develop desktop applications for linux, but for
now i'll deal with the language basics first.


Thank You So Much!

 

[alasham.said]

Hello,

See reccomended books here, especially 'Accelerated C++':

http://jcatki.no-ip.org:8080/fncpp/Resources

Regards.

 

[ryanbayona]

Hello,

See reccomended books here, especially 'Accelerated C++':

http://jcatki.no-ip.org:8080/fncpp/Resources

Regards.

Thanks for the recommendation!... I am seeing this "STL" acronym all
the time. What is it and what does it do?

 

[DerekBaker]

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Thanks for the recommendation!... I am seeing this "STL" acronym all
the time. What is it and what does it do?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Template_Library

 

[Erik Wikström]

I really wanted to learn C++ thats why i took the initiative to self-
study. I am currently following the tutorial at this site:
http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial.html#c++tutorial but
im finding it a little lacking in some information i need, like data
types, native c++ objects and c++ functions. I am on linux and have
been compiling and running my c++ samples using the G++ compiler, is
that Ok?

Yes, g++ is a good C++ compiler.

I mean will C++ code written in linux run on any platform?

If you don't use any platform specific stuff your code should compile on
any platform with a conforming C++ compiler and library.

I
googled a lot of C++ tutorials and books, and im overwhelmed and got
easily confused. I need your opinion / advice on which site i can
follow the tutorials and which book to read.

I have not found any good tutorials on the web, I would recommend that
you get yourself a book. 'Accelerated C++' is often recommended,
'Thinking in C++' can be found for free on the 'net, on ACCU' site you
can find reviews of many books:
http://accu.org/index.php/book_reviews?url=search.xqy?field=subject&term=beginner's+c++

My ultimate goal is to develop desktop applications for linux, but for
now i'll deal with the language basics first.

That's a good strategy, C++ is a complex language and there are a lot to
learn, however you do not have to learn everything before you can start
producing useful programs.

 

[osmium]

See reccomended books here, especially 'Accelerated C++':

http://jcatki.no-ip.org:8080/fncpp/Resources

That's a nice list but it should be modified so it says Josutttis is a
*tutorial* *and* reference. Calling it a reference book implies that it can
be "put off" for a while. In fact, it is the best possible way to *learn*
about the STL.