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C++ beginner - help???
Hi.
I am an absolute beginner in C++ with just some knowledge with BASIC.
Could you please recommend the version I should use on computer and where I can download it from.
Also, is there any good online resource I can learn at home from?
2 Answers
- General CucombreLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Get Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition ( http://www.microsoft.com/express/vc/Default.aspx ) - it's free, Windows-centric and easy for beginners. Microsoft has good documentation ( http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dtefa218(... ) and plenty of tutorials and samples included with VC 2008.
If you're interested in portable and Unix development, get GCC, that is available for Windows as part of Cygwin ( http://www.cygwin.com/ ) and Eclipse ( http://www.eclipse.org/ ). All that is free.
The learning curve is steeper with GCC and Eclipse, though.
With all due respect, Turbo C is a fossil. It was good tool in its time, but it only makes MS-DOS programs and has only limited educational and nostalgic value today. It's largely extinct and can't be used for any serious development these days.
- 1 decade ago
hi! before directly jumping on to C++, i would suggest you to instead start with C becoz C++ is just and enhancement of C. Also since you have done Basic, it is a good starting point.
Turbo C++ download:
http://www.pitt.edu/~stephenp/misc/turboC.exe
Resources:
Just fire a search in google for C++ tutorials and have a look at the first few sites.
