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List of C++ Resources, All those free resources you need to get started

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gabehabe

16 Jun, 2008 - 04:21 AM
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I see so many people here saying "I can't do this, I need a tutorial. Where can I find a tutorial about..."

But, before I start: GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND! Don't be afraid to try searching a few different things before you find the result that you need!

Also, I'm not just going to go to Google and pick out the top ten results... these are the sites that I have learned from, and find them particularly useful.

Try this site for a massive collection of FREE computer books ~ covering programming, computer science and much more!
Also, this site offers free books, too! ~ thanks to vikas1234!

MSDN (Microsoft Developers Network) - Thanks NickDMax, how could I forget that?

Stuck with pointers? Try this video for beginners.

Precedence Chart - Thanks to Cerolobo!

C++ Optimizations - Thanks to NickDMax

Varied TutorialsNow, you may have already covered a lot of the stuff on those sites, right? Ready to start graphics programming? There is a whole range of graphics libraries, and an even wider range of tutorials for each one.

Graphics: Somehow I managed to miss this thread in the Game Programming forum... Lots of nice links there smile.gif
Some of the most common graphics libraries are:
Windows
  • relisoft has some nice beginner tutorials
  • FunctionX has some detailed tutorials on the Win32 API
  • FunctionX [again] for those of you who have Visual Studio
DirectXOpenGLSDLAllegro
Obviously there are more, so if you have any suggestions, please post them here! I'll edit this list and credit you for your additions smile.gif

Also, scroll down a little to find Cerolobo's post about the standards smile.gif

Thanks to Bench for the following list!
FAQs
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/index.html - C++ FAQ
http://www.c-faq.com/ - comp.lang.c FAQ
http://www.comeaucomputing.com/learn/faq/ alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++ FAQ

Useful C++ articles/reference resources
http://www.dinkumware.com/manuals/ - Dinkumware's C++ Libraries Reference manual
http://www.research.att.com/~bs/ - Bjarne Stroustrup's homepage
http://www.eternallyconfuzzled.com/ - A superb collection of assorted C/C++ tutorials
http://home.no.net/dubjai/win32cpptut/html/ - The correct C++ tutorial
http://beej.us/guide/bgnet/ - Beej's Network Programming Guide
Discussion of the use of const

Books
http://www.accu.org/ - Association of C and C++ Users - for C++ book reviews
http://www.rafb.net/efnet_cpp/books/ - the EFNET #C++ Recommended reading list
http://www.mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html Bruce Eckel's free E-book Thinking in C++ 2nd Ed.

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16 Jun, 2008 - 04:43 AM
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Glad this was sticked. Good post gabe! icon_up.gif

(You took all my good spots)
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16 Jun, 2008 - 04:52 AM
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Don't forget about MSDN! Although it is redone every 3 months or so (just to ensure that you can never find anything you found in the past) it is still littered with examples and information. If you plan on using windows the is a primary resource.

I generally find wotsit.org to be an invaluable resource. It is not C++ specific but covers file formats and other odds and ends that are of use.


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16 Jun, 2008 - 04:58 AM
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Thanks NickDMax, don't know how I could forget MSDN wacko.gif

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24 Jun, 2008 - 06:53 AM
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If you are serious about programming in C/C++, having a copy of the standards can be quite useful.

This topic simply aims to provide a list to the standards, so you don't have to take someone else word for it.

Most of these links lead to draft versions of the standards. Draft versions are released for free by ISO/IEC. They main contain some errors; however, they are extremely close to the paid version.

C Standards
- C89 - HTML (Commonly referred to as ANSI C)
- C99 - pdf

C++ Standards
- 1998 - pdf.gz HTML
- 2005 - pdf
- 2007 - pdf
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24 Jun, 2008 - 07:45 AM
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Awesome post, Cerolobo!

STICKY PLZ!
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25 Jun, 2008 - 06:57 AM
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25 Jun, 2008 - 12:35 PM
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25 Jun, 2008 - 01:07 PM
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Why didn't I think of that?

I'm so insensitive.

The deed is done.
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26 Jun, 2008 - 06:32 AM
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Now all we need to do is wait for the next standard to come out smile.gif
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26 Jun, 2008 - 07:26 AM
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Perhaps a link to the following post (C/C++ Standards) made by Cerolobo would fit in too smile.gif

http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/showtopic55760.htm

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For allegro I learned from cppgameprogramming.com

Glad you put cplusplus.com on there, where i first learned and a GREAT resource and reference!
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26 Jun, 2008 - 09:37 AM
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I don't think I can edit it any more, it's too old sleep.gif

NickDMax, you still have powers, don't you? Could you take over please? Sorry sad.gif

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26 Jun, 2008 - 09:49 AM
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Its kind of ironic that you edited that post smile.gif
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26 Jun, 2008 - 09:51 AM
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It is actually sleep.gif

I tend to edit pretty much all of my posts though, but that one's too old to edit sad.gif

EDIT:
And yes, it would have been ironic if I hadn't edited this post. tongue.gif

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26 Jun, 2008 - 11:16 AM
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Actually, if at all possible, I would prefer that the links to the standards were copied into this topic, and then remove the sticky from my topic. It is logical to have the standards in this topic, plus it will clean up the sticky section a bit.

Edit: A link to the Precedence Chart would be extremely useful as well.

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I've merged the C++ standards and the C++ Resources threads.

May read a little funny because of timestamps, but they are consolidated now.
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Thanks Chris smile.gif
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It does read kinda funny, but its a great resource!
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NickDMax, you still have powers, don't you? Could you take over please? Sorry sad.gif
Don't worry about it, I gotz powerz n0w! biggrin.gif
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