C++ Essential Training

Learn the syntax, language features, programming techniques, best practices, and more, that you need to be successful with C++.

Introduction

• Learn C++
• Using the exercise files
• What is C++?

1. Toolchain and Installation

• The C++ toolchain
• Using an IDE with the exercise files
• Check for std::format support

2. The Basics

• Basic syntax
• Anatomy of a C++ program
• Statements and expressions
• Identifiers
• Defining variables
• Pointers and references

3. Flow Control

• Conditionals
• Loops
• Iterating with for
• Functions

4. Data Types

• Overview of data types
• Integer types
• Floating point types
• The auto type
• Qualifiers
• Type aliases
• Primitive arrays
• C-strings
• Structures
• Challenge: Library card
• Solution: Library card

5. Operators

• Common operators
• Compound assignment operators
• Increment and decrement operators
• Operator precedence
• Challenge: Prime numbers
• Solution: Prime numbers

6. Functions

• Overview of C++ functions
• Passing values to a function
• Returning values from a function
• Using recursion
• Challenge: Non-recursive factorial
• Solution: Non-recursive factorial

7. Classes and Objects

• Overview of classes and objects
• Data members
• Function members
• Constructors and destructors
• Operator overloads
• Non-member operators
• Challenge: Non-member operators
• Solution: Non-member operators

8. Templates

• Understanding templates
• Template functions
• Template classes
• Challenge: Template factorial
• Solution: Template factorial

9. Standard Template Library

• Overview of the STL
• Vectors
• Strings
• Format
• I/O Stream
• Challenge: Transform a file (STL)
• Solution: Transform a file (STL)

Conclusion

• Thank you