Lessons for learning C++ after C?

Learning C++ after C is no easier than learning C after assembly language assuming it's somehow helped by the ability of most C compilers to allow inline assembly. Actually it's even harder because C programmers recognize familiar things in C++ and think that using them is a good idea, while it's almost always counterproductive.

The most important things to learn about are containers and algorithms, followed by classes and the whole object-oriented programming, followed by boost. So, if you don't want a beginners tutorial, start with a book on the C++ standard library (often called "STL"), and then a book on object-oriented design. Or just get Accelerated C++ as oops rightfully suggests.

The most important things to forget about are arrays (especially char arrays) and pointers (except for managing dynamically allocated objects).

While it's true that C is [almost] a subset of C++, it is an exceedingly small subset. If you want to use C++ to it's full potential, I'd suggest you buy a book. For your case, I highly recommend "Accelerated C++" by Andrew Koenig and Barbara Moo. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/020170353X

While it doesn't make assumptions that you are familiar with C, it is very fast paced, and It teaches C++ the way it should be taught, using the high level constructs first. It holds off on low level stuff, like direct memory access, until later, at which time, you can skip it if you want since you are already familiar with that stuff from C.

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C++ can have some confusing points because you'll always try to compare it to the original C. Regardless, here's a tutorial I found. I hope it serves you well.

http://www.cprogramming.com/