What is the best way to learn C++ if I have a bit of other programming experience? [closed]

Answer 1

Sounds like you're on the right track;

1) Set yourself mini-projects of ever increasing difficulty (Hello World, Lottery Picker, Etc Etc)

2) Find a good book or two that contain exercises and can be used as a reference.

It's been about 15 years since I read it, but I seem to recall that the Stroustrup book wasn't exactly the friendliest of the "how to learn..." C++ books. You may want to spend some time on Amazon and do some comparisons.

Answer 2

I don't htink the Stroustrop book is a good place to start. It's more of an advanced/reference book. I would start with Thinking in C++ (Volume 1) (and Volume 2. And write lots of code. Once you've got a basic handle on the code I would get the Scott Meyer Effective C++ books and definitely the Stroustrop book.

Answer 3

Sounds good to me. Get to it!

Answer 4

If you have a strong handle on C, then C++ is not a huge leap once you have a good handle on the OOP concepts....which hopefully you have from becoming proficient in Python. Coming from C, the biggest thing to learn in C++ is really getting familiar with the Standard Template Library (STL) and all the subtle things come along with using it.

Personally, I think the Stroustrup book is not all that great for learning the language, it's more of a reference. I would recommend C++ Primer Plus as a better book and the Effective C++ books by Meyers for really learning to use the language coherently.

Answer 5

Quite frankly, if you've done a good job of learning C, and you've done object oriented programming (since you've learned objective C), you don't need to overthink your approach to learning C++.

That said, your plan is good.

Answer 6

Also be sure to check out How Not to Program in C++