How to use C++ Language?

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1. http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/ would be a good place to start learning it. You should also try some books. 2. You can do anything with C++. It's used to build simple applications, advanced games, and even entire operating systems (Windows is written mainly in C++). 3. Well, the difficulty is all relative. It's a lot easier than learning machine code or assembly code, but you need to be good at math. Remember that high school algebra? If you were good at that, you'll be good at programming. It's all logic. 4. You can write C++ in any text editor. You could even use Microsoft Notepad. It's easier if you use an editor with syntax highlighting and auto indentation like Notepad++ ( http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm ) or gVim ( http://www.vim.org/download.php More important than the text editor is the compiler, which you need to convert your C++ code into machine-readable binary. Some most popular one is G++ ( http://gcc.gnu.org/install/binaries.html ). You may also elect to use an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) which is essentially a text edtior and compiler all-in-one. Some popular ones are Embarcadero C++Builder ( http://www.embarcadero.com/products/cbuilder ), Microsoft Visual C++ ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualc/default.aspx ) and wxDev-C++ ( http://wxdsgn.sourceforge.net/ ). The latter is open-source.

You can get a copy of Visual C++ Express at http://microsoft.com/express/windows. The same site has a lot of useful information. C++ is generally considered a language, but it's more capable as well. And it isn't really terribly hard. Let me give you a parallel: A Ferarri is harder to drive than an Accord. There are more options, more things about the engine you need to know, and it's a stick shift (I'm guessing here, of course, but go with me). It's not a whole lot harder, but it is harder. An Accord does a lot more things for you. It shifts automatically, for example. Unfortunately, there are times when you want to do some fancy driving that requires a manual transmission. Ditto with C++. C# and Java provide garbage collection and eliminate things like pointers. This makes it easier to write in, but it takes away a lot of the control you might otherwise get. Really, though, the hardest part is learning the fundamentals of programming in general. Once you know one language, it's much easier to learn your second. By all means give C++ a go. It's a great langauge, and many many people learn it as their first. It's not a whole lot harder. As for what you can do with C++? Well, put it this way. Windows is written in C and C++. Office is written in C and C++. Your favorite video games are almost certainly written in C and C++. You name it, and it's probably written in C/C++. Good luck.

an hour to understand the fundamentals; a month to understand all the details; a lifetime to learn to write good programs. Get a Linux distribution. It has gcc and g++ on it; excellent free compilers. There are many IDEs which simplify using it. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_integrated_development_environments I recommend avoiding Microsoft's tools. They will forever corrupt how you think.