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Old Oct 23rd, 2005, 3:36 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Gunman
I have nothing in mind actually . I just wanted to know whats C++ and learn it . But some of the details in C++ , i cant really understand .
I'd suggest getting some books and/or online tutorials to start. Online tutorials are freely available, and it's likely that books are too, as long as you've got a library card. Try to learn the basics of the language before you attempt anything specific to a particular system (graphics, sound, and sockets programming, to name a few, are dependent on the system, and as such, are not a part of standard C or C++).

Don't give up if the first book/tutorial (or first few, even) aren't helpful. There are some bad ones out there, and there is also the fact that different people learn in different ways; what is a good resource for someone else might not help you.

After you've tried learning some of the basics, if you're still having trouble, feel free to ask questions here.

Things you must understand to write programs are the basic data types, how variables are declared and accessed, and how functions are written and called. Once you've learned this stuff, moving on to arrays, pointers, and classes is a logical next step. If you're using a Woindows compiler, make sure you're building your program as a 'console program', and not a regular (ie, GUI) application.
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