C Plus Plus for Beginners Tutorial

Welcome to the Cave of Programming Beginner C++ Tutorial GitHub Wiki Page!

This page contains links to the source code of the projects, in lecture order.

Additional Resources

Getting Started

• Introducing C++ (no source code)

• Screen Resolution (no source code)

• Setup and Installation (no source code)

• Hello World C++

• Outputting Text

Basic Syntax

• Variables

• Strings - Working with Text (no source code)

• User Input (no source code)

• Binary Numbers and Computer Memory (no source code)

• Integer Types

• Floating Point Types

• Other Types: Char and Bool

• If

• If-Else

• If-Else If-Else

• Comparing Floats

• C++ Conditions (no source code)

• While Loops (no source code)

• Do-While Loops

• "For" Loops

• Break and Continue

• Arrays - Lists of Data

• Multidimensional Arrays

• Sizeof and Arrays

• Sizeof Multidimensional Arrays

• Switch

Subroutines: Reusable Blocks of Code

• Functions

• Return Values

• Function Parameters

• Headers and Prototypes

Object Oriented Coding

• Classes

• Data Members

• C++ Constructors and Destructors

• C++ Getters and Setters

• C++ String Streams

• Overloading Constructors

• The "this" Keyword

• Constructor Initialization Lists

Pointers and Memory

• Pointers

• Arithmetic

• Pointers and Arrays

• Pointer Arithmetic

• Char Arrays

• Reversing a String

• References

• The "const" Keyword

• Copy Constructors

• The New Operator

• Returning Objects from Functions

• Allocating Memory

• Arrays and Functions

• Namespaces

Inheritance

• Inheritance

• Encapsulation

• Constructor Inheritance

Odds and Ends: Twos Complement and Static Variables

• Twos Complement

• Static Keyword

Developing a Program: The Particle Fire Simulation

• Particle Fire Explosion (no source code)

• Using C++ Libraries (no source code)

• Aquiring Simple Direct Media Layer (no source code)

• A Basic SDL Program

• Creating an SDL Window

• Textures, Renderers and Buffers

• Setting Pixel Colors

• Creating the Screen Class

• Bit Shifting and Colors

• Adding a Set Pixel Method

• Animating Colors

• Creating Particles

• Animating Particles

• Creating an Explosion

• Ensuring Constant Speed

• Bitwise "And"

• Implementing Box Blur

• Tweaking Particle Motion

• Languages Overview (no source code)

• What Next (no source code)

Bonus

• Object Oriented Design Considerations (no source code)

• Postfix and Prefix

• Polymorphism

• Creating Static Libraries (no source code)

Advanced C++!

• Congratulations, and an Advanced C++ Course