next step in learning c++ after reading a complete reference

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hi what is next step in learning c++ after reading a complete reference and understanding the language basics?
which book?
thanks

Posted 25-Apr-12 5:51am

Reza Oruji

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Aescleal · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-25T07:23:00

SA's advice is pretty good - basically go back and practise. If you want some more structured things to try I'd recommend "Programming -- Principles and Practice Using C++" by Bjarne Stroustrup as a good source of problems.

Now you know (or can at least find quickly) what's legal in the language you could probably do with a morality guide - something that tells you what you should do. Two really good ones are "Exceptional C++" by Herb Sutter and "Effective C++" by Scott Myers. You want the third edition of Myer's book BTW. Grab them off Amazon or a local book store, they'll pay you back several hundred times what they cost in time and money.

There's loads more books you could grab that are pretty good but those three stand out for repeated use.

Practise lots, keep reading and get involved in discussions on here. Just don't ask for us to do homework for you :-)

Cheers,

Ash

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-25T06:05:00

Solution 2

The first step was pretty good, congratulations.

Next step is: read it again from the very beginning, this time doing simple exercises on each chapter. On this step, I would limit your programming activity by just simple console applications. At the same time, try not to skip any delicate programming techniques. Try to program everything that you don't understand 100% clearly, in order to finally understand it well.

[EDIT]

A good C++ tutorial/reference which I learned about recently: http://www.learncpp.com/[^].

It has a strong focus of C++ 11, which I find very useful.

—SA

Posted 25-Apr-12 6:05am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Updated 25-Apr-12 7:58am

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VJ Reddy 25-Apr-12 13:36pm

+5

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Apr-12 13:57pm

Thank you, VJ.
--SA

chandanadhikari 25-Apr-12 13:52pm

5 for the link !!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Apr-12 13:57pm

Thank you, Chandanadhikari.
--SA

Mohamed Mitwalli 26-Apr-12 1:29am

5 Good link

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 26-Apr-12 11:03am

Thank you, Mohamed.
--SA

Monjurul Habib 27-Apr-12 3:17am

5!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 27-Apr-12 10:10am

Thank you, Monjurul.
--SA

Pete O'Hanlon · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-25T05:54:00

Solution 1

Reading books is a fine way to brush up on a language, but it's no substitute for actual experience using the language. Try to write little projects that target the different things that you've learned; gradually increase their complexity until you get used to thinking in the language.

To help you with the language, I would suggest that you also look at the book "Thinking in C++". It's one of the de-facto standards when it comes to getting to grips with the language.

Posted 25-Apr-12 5:54am

Pete O'Hanlon

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Apr-12 12:05pm

Good idea, my 5.
My idea is little different, more focused on the step #2 along -- please see...
--SA

Aescleal 25-Apr-12 13:25pm

I'm not too impressed with Bruce Eckel's book. It hasn't really aged that well or evolved with the language to the extent I would have hoped.

Still there are worse books - like anything written by Herb Schildt.

VJ Reddy 25-Apr-12 13:36pm

+5

Mohamed Mitwalli 26-Apr-12 1:32am

+5

Monjurul Habib 27-Apr-12 3:18am

5!