Tips for C/C++ programming?

kakik09

Does anyone have any tips for me about this? We're taking up C/C++ programming in high school this year and it would really help if anyone could share.

scoutingwraith · 06-15-2012, 17:53 | posts: 9,228 | Location: Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha

Hmm i am no expert but i learned most of the basic stuff by reading some of these websites:

http://www.coronadoenterprises.com/t...cpp/index.html
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/hh388567.aspx
http://www.freebyte.com/programming/cpp/
http://www.trumphurst.com/cpplibs6.html
http://www.compilers.net/index.htm

Black_ice_Spain · 06-15-2012, 21:55 | posts: 4,154 | Location: Spain

if you know other programming languages, will be easy.

Otherwise, just learn in class

Btw start with C++, learning object oriented languages is very easy if you do it from 0, and after that, non-OO languages (C), its almost the same, but less complex concepts.

Apart from that... comment everything ._., useless in class, but usefull later.

ibitato · **Memory**: 4x2GB@1080 5.5.5.15 5:6

unce you get to know grammar and programming paradims (cant remember the
correct word) concentrate on getting to know apis and libraries
thats the key for beign productive on each assigment

kakik09 · 06-16-2012, 05:30 | posts: 83 | Location: The Philippines

Thanks guys, keep'em coming

Ice Cube · *Last edited by Ice Cube; 06-20-2012 at 15:51.*

Quote:

Originally Posted by ibitato

unce you get to know grammar and programming paradims (cant remember the
correct word) concentrate on getting to know apis and libraries
thats the key for beign productive on each assigment

Its programming paradigm..

It is basically what approach you use to solve a problem.
Dear kakik09;
I haven't programmed i c/c++, but i have some experience in java.
My experience is that going trough ur text books and paying attention in class is more than enough. However, if you want to be a master, i suggest solving the problems given at the end of each chapter.

If the teacher solves a problem, think of a different(more efficient?) way to solve it. Immerse yourself into the subject. Make new problems out of existing problems. For example-
you have a problem that asks you to count the number of vowels in a given string sentence.

After your done with this, try things like finding the longest and shortest word in the sentence, printing the output to a file, arranging the words in alphabetical order(tricky if u haven't coded before). they will sharpen your skills and make you a better programmer; making you stand out from rest of the class when a tricky test/assignment comes up..

Hope i helped..

gamerk2 · 06-25-2012, 21:22 | posts: 2,063 | Location: Medford, NY

Remember the differences between C and C++. Despite what many think, they are two totally different languages at heart. As a general rule, you shouldn't mix and match more then you have to (if at all).

gamerk2 · 06-26-2012, 13:14 | posts: 2,063 | Location: Medford, NY

Oh, one more thing: On Windows, use CString for ALL string datatypes. CString implicitly converts to LPCTSTR, which is the string datatype that most function calls require. CString is preferred even over std::string on Windows. For character types, use TCHAR on a windows system.

Trust me, using ONLY Windows datatypes will save you headaches in the long run.

http://www.flounder.com/cstring.htm

Also, remember the implicit "/0" some string datatypes have at the end of them, less you forget that CString(cat) is a FOUR element character array...

A few other more advanced things to NOT do in C/C++ programs:

http://www.flounder.com/badprogram.htm

jamescarter · 04-16-2013, 13:02 | posts: 2 | Location: India

Hey, If you want good information about C and C++ then visit w3schools. This is the best website to learn C/C++ on an Internet. I hope this might be very helpful for you.

southamptonfc

The holy grail:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/032...SIN=0321334876

Understand and write code like this and you can get a job pretty much anywhere.