C++ Tutorial
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C++ is a middle-level programming language developed by Bjarne Stroustrup starting in
1979 at Bell Labs. C++ runs on a variety of platforms, such as Windows, Mac OS, and
the various versions of UNIX. This C++ tutorial adopts a simple and practical approach to
describe the concepts of C++ for beginners to advanded software engineers.
Why to Learn C++
C++ is a MUST for students and working professionals to become a great Software
Engineer. I will list down some of the key advantages of learning C++:
C++ is very close to hardware, so you get a chance to work at a low level which
gives you lot of control in terms of memory management, better performance and
finally a robust software development.
C++ programming gives you a clear understanding about Object Oriented
Programming. You will understand low level implementation of polymorphism when
you will implement virtual tables and virtual table pointers, or dynamic type
identification.
C++ is one of the every green programming languages and loved by millions of
software developers. If you are a great C++ programmer then you will never sit
without work and more importantly you will get highly paid for your work.
C++ is the most widely used programming languages in application and system
programming. So you can choose your area of interest of software development.
C++ really teaches you the difference between compiler, linker and loader, different
data types, storage classes, variable types their scopes etc.
There are 1000s of good reasons to learn C++ Programming. But one thing for sure, to
learn any programming language, not only C++, you just need to code, and code and
finally code until you become expert.
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Hello World using C++
Just to give you a little excitement about C++ programming, I'm going to give you a
small conventional C++ Hello World program, You can try it using Demo link
C++ is a super set of C programming with additional implementation of object-oriented
concepts.
Live Demo
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
// main() is where program execution begins.
int main() {
cout << "Hello World"; // prints Hello World
return 0;
}
There are many C++ compilers available which you can use to compile and run above
mentioned program:
Apple C++. Xcode
Bloodshed Dev-C++
Clang C++
Cygwin (GNU C++)
Mentor Graphics
MINGW - "Minimalist GNU for Windows"
GNU CC source
IBM C++
Intel C++
Microsoft Visual C++
Oracle C++
HP C++
It is really impossible to give a complete list of all the available compilers. The C++ world
is just too large and too much new is happening.
Applications of C++ Programming
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As mentioned before, C++ is one of the most widely used programming languages. It has
it's presence in almost every area of software development. I'm going to list few of them
here:
Application Software Development - C++ programming has been used in
developing almost all the major Operating Systems like Windows, Mac OSX and
Linux. Apart from the operating systems, the core part of many browsers like Mozilla
Firefox and Chrome have been written using C++. C++ also has been used in
developing the most popular database system called MySQL.
Programming Languages Development - C++ has been used extensively in
developing new programming languages like C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, UNIX’s C
Shell, PHP and Python, and Verilog etc.
Computation Programming - C++ is the best friends of scientists because of fast
speed and computational efficiencies.
Games Development - C++ is extremely fast which allows programmers to do
procedural programming for CPU intensive functions and provides greater control
over hardware, because of which it has been widely used in development of gaming
engines.
Embedded System - C++ is being heavily used in developing Medical and
Engineering Applications like softwares for MRI machines, high-end CAD/CAM
systems etc.
This list goes on, there are various areas where software developers are happily using
C++ to provide great softwares. I highly recommend you to learn C++ and contribute
great softwares to the community.
Audience
This C++ tutorial has been prepared for the beginners to help them understand the basic
to advanced concepts related to C++.
Prerequisites
Before you start practicing with various types of examples given in this C++ tutorial,we
are making an assumption that you are already aware of the basics of computer program
and computer programming language.
Frequently Asked Questions about C
There are some very Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ) about C, this section tries to
answer them briefly.
Frequently Asked Questions about C++
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There are some very Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ) about C++, this section tries to
answer them briefly.
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