C++ Essential Training for Career Changers

Explore introductory C++ language programming with simple language and up-to-date code examples.

Introduction

• Get up and running with C++
• What you should know
• Using the exercise files on GitHub

1. Getting Started

• Elements of object-oriented programming
• Creating a simple program in C++
• Challenge: Console interaction
• Solution: Console interaction

2. Data Types

• Basic data types
• Variables
• Using variables
• Expressions, assignments, and operations
• Type inference with auto
• Preprocessor directives
• Constants
• Arrays
• Strings
• Type casting
• Type casting examples
• Enumerations
• Challenge: Calculate an average
• Solution: Calculate an average

3. Structures, Classes, and Pointers

• Structures
• Classes
• Using classes
• Header and implementation files
• Using several source files
• Pointers
• Using objects with pointers
• References
• Vectors
• Using objects with vectors
• Challenge: Create some classes
• Solution: Create some classes

4. Control Flow

• If statements
• Switch statements
• While loops
• For loops
• Challenge: Calculate GPA from a vector
• Solution: Calculate GPA from a vector

5. Functions

• Creating functions
• Function parameters
• Using functions
• Challenge: Create a report card function
• Solution: Create a report card function

6. File I/O

• Opening a text file for reading
• Open a text file for writing
• Challenge: Upgrade to work with files
• Solution: Upgrade to work with files

Conclusion

• Next steps