You Can Program in C++: A Programmer's Introduction

Description

An interactive and fun way to learn C++, one of the most popular high-level programming languages for graphic applications

• This unique, hands-on approach to learning C++ makes the experience fun and interesting by offering the opportunity for readers to get started on real coding
• Features numerous examples and project ideas as well as GUI and audio extensions so readers can get instant feedback - in addition to instant gratification from producing a program that works
• Written by one of the world's leading authorities on C and C++, the book includes invaluable reference sections at the end of each chapter
• Discusses modern C++ idioms, which are often neglected in other publications

 

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

C++ Overview.

1. Getting Started.

2. Fundamental Types, Operators and Simple Variables.

3. Looping and Making Decisions.

4. Namespaces & the C++ Standard Library.

5. Writing Functions in C++.

6. Behaviour, Sequence Points & Order of Evaluation.

7. Generic Functions.

8. User Defined Types, Part 1: typedef and enum.

9. User Defined Types, Part 2: Simple classes (value types).

10. User Defined Types, Part 3: Simple classes (homogeneous entity types).

11. Pointers, Smart Pointers, Iterators & Dynamic Instances.

12. User Defined Types, Part 4: Class Hierarchies, Polymorphism, Inheritance and Subtypes.

13. Dynamic Object Creation and Polymorphic Objects.

14. Streams, Files & Persistence.

15. Exceptions.

16. Overloading Operators & Conversion Operators.

17. Containers, Iterators and Algorithms.

18. Something Old, Something New.

Appendix A: Those Who Went Before.

References.

Index.