Thread: I like C and C++, i just dont like my teacher teaching it...

Originally Posted by jazzglenn421

I read books, useless...

What are you talking about? Probably the one best way to learn.

There's a sticky thread in here with all sorts of book recommendations. Personally I can see no better than C++ Primer by Lippman et all (do not confuse with C++ Primer Plus).

This isn't really a place to find tutors. There is a book recommendation thread, perhaps it has better books than you found yourself.

I know where you're coming from jazzglenn421. If it's college and you aren't on scholarship, if it's possible, I'd skip most of the classes (flames?), pick up the coursework, and ace the exams.

Books are great for learning. Trying to practically apply what you've learned is the best lesson. Teaching itself teaches you a lot. Once you've learned enough, working with someone else on a project could be good practice. Hence work groups.

You might find some more applicable webcasts/lectures online.. PM me if you bookmarks.

Good luck..

I'm not sure. If you find everything so useless (and are essentially searching for another noob to tutor you, because who else would do that? ), may-be you are the problem, and you will not ace the exams.

You mostly learn by doing. Your teacher should be giving some guidance, but you should also be able to figure out answers to your particular problems from other sources.

I learned C++ on this website and cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/ many years ago. Now I'm incredibly comfortable with C and C++ and have moved on to use it to study math and physics.

You don't need anything other than this website's resources and forum.

The only thing that kept me in to it however was not just having the resources but goals to achieve. I wanted to understand network programming better back when I was a lot younger, from there I wanted to understand GPU programming, so I was constantly developing better and better games. The most important things were the most subtle, truly appreciating and understanding design patterns and various data structures.

Actually, if you pick up discrete mathematics while you're at it you will learn to develop such an objective view of computer programming that the differences and intentions of languages begin to really make sense, suddenly every language looks the same with a different dialect.

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Originally Posted by Sebastiani

Why rely on others? If you really want to learn C++ (or anything, really) you should first "learn" to be your own teacher. Collect all of the reference materials you can find on the subject. Study and practice constantly. Challenge yourself regularly.

I've never taken a programming class. I started with a single book and read it front to back several times. Once I had enough confidence I tried out a few things and just kept at it. Little by little you gain proficiency and expertise.

I'm not saying there's no value in learning from others, mind you, just that your first aim should always be self-sufficiency.

While they "may" be an ideal approach, it may not work for all. First of all, it discourages people. It's not easy and often no fun. I know myself.
Generally, a class is basically a book + somewhere to ask questions + get a grade. So if you pick up a good book, use this forum to ask questions (and do some homework!), you'll learn it in no time.
The people are are incredibly knowledgeable about C/C++, often more so than professors/teachers.

Another book that I've found very good and that lets you get started quickly is Accelerated C++.