Introduction to Programming in C++

To get started, I recommend working through the free, community based Introduction to C++ online tutorial.

Since the above tutorial is rather new and not yet complete, you may also want to consult the older Learn C++ online tutorial. Note that there are a lot of advertisements if you aren't using an ad blocker.

If you want to invest in an excellent C++ book, I recommend buying Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ by Bjarne Stroustrup, the designer and original creator of C++.

If you prefer watching video tutorials rather than working through a book, I recommend C++ Tutorial for Beginners.

For learning any programming language it is most important to write your own code. As a student of HTL Bulme, you may use the provided SSH access to our sandbox server.

C++ reference documentation can be found at cppreference.com.

Contents

• Introduction to Programming in C++
  • Presentations
  • Special Topics
  • Literature

Presentations

The following interactive presentations provide a good starting point for self-study as well.

• Introduction to Programming
• Programming in C++ - Introduction
• Fast Track to C++ Syntax for (C) Programmers
• C-Arrays
• C-Strings
• C-Structs
• Pointers
• Free Store
• Working with Multiple Files
• File I/O
• Function Pointers
• Commandline Arguments
• Data Structures and Algorithms - Introduction
• Standard Library - Containers
• OOP - Structs (Composite Data Types)
• OOP - Classes and Encapsulation
• Operator Overloading
• Enums and Scoped Enums
• OOP - Overloading Operators for User Defined Types
• Unit Testing (Catch2)
• Unit Testing (Google Test)
• Exceptions

Special Topics

• Introduction to wxWidgets
  • Configure your IDE for wxWidgets

Literature

• Bjarne Stroustrup (2014) Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++
• Bjarne Stroustrup (2022) Tour of C++
• Scott Meyers (2014) Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14