{"id":6,"date":"2019-04-01T21:22:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T21:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kindsonthegenius.com\/cplusplus\/?p=6"},"modified":"2019-04-05T19:03:29","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T19:03:29","slug":"00-c-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kindsonthegenius.com\/cplusplus\/00-c-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"C++ Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the first lesson in the C++ Programming Tutorials.<\/p>\n<p>We would cover the following:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#t1\">Overview of C++ Programming<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#t2\">C++ as an Object Oriented Programming(OOP) Language<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#t3\">Standard Libraries in C++<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#t4\">Benefits of C++<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#t5\">How to Succeed in Learning C++<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong id=\"t1\">1. Overview of C++ Programming<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>C++ is an object oriented programming language developed by a computer scientist called Bjarne Stroustrup. It was introduced in the 1970s. You can use C++ to build different types of applications. This includes desktop application, games etc.<\/p>\n<p>C++ is recommended for persons who have some prio programming knowledge. Or maybe you study computer science. But you can also learn C++ as a beginner is you can put the right effort.<\/p>\n<p>C++ programming Language is kind of a a superset of the C programming language. So this means that with knowledge of C++, you would not need to learn C. Again, C++ is statically typed, which means that type checking is performed at run time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong id=\"t2\">2. C++ as an Object Oriented Programming Language<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>C++ is one of the first languages to support object oriented programming. This means that the programs is modeled according to objects in the real world. More formally, object-oriented programming languages supports the following features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encapsulation<\/li>\n<li>Inheritance<\/li>\n<li>Data Hiding<\/li>\n<li>Polymorhism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These OOP Concepts would be discussed in details in subsequent lessons.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong id = \"t3\">3. Standard Libraries in C++<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Standart C++ is made up of three main parts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The core programming language that provides all the necessary structures including data types, variables, functions, constants etc<\/li>\n<li>The C++ standard library\u00a0 that gives a rich set of functions for handling components such a strings, files, input\/outputs<\/li>\n<li>The Standard Template Library (STL). This provides a rich set of functions for manipulating data structures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong id = \"t4\">4. Benefits of C++<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>From the analysis carried out by International Computer Programmers in 2019, C++ has a very high Learning-Curve-to-Demand index. This means that the C++ programmers rank very high in importance.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some of the reasons you need to learn C++<\/p>\n<p>C++ applies to a wide range of application domains. This means that you can use C++ to build things like games, desktop applications, standalone applications and many more<\/p>\n<p>C++ is very useful in writing applications that can communicate with hardware. For example device drivers and even other Unix-based operating systems<\/p>\n<p>Also, C++ is used in AI research and teaching since it contains various features from basic to advanced.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong id = \"t5\">5. How to Succeed in Learning C++<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Since C++ is a bit different than other programming languages, the following hints would help you successfully learn C++:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn regularly<\/strong>: I would recommend taking out 30 minute every three days to learn<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use the Videos:<\/strong> Under each lesson following this one, there is a video. Try to use this video to understand the lesson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Understand the Concepts:<\/strong> While you practice the codes provided in this tutorials, also try to read the brief text provided so you can understand the concept.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t45bfb5nLlU&amp;list=PL9l1zUfnZkZm1k_YM1fNcgMJD9IAatcWO\">Subscribe to the Video Lessons<\/a>:<\/strong> When you subscribe, you will get updates when new lessons are made. You also get reminders on when quiz is provided. This is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t45bfb5nLlU&amp;list=PL9l1zUfnZkZm1k_YM1fNcgMJD9IAatcWO\">link to the video lessons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the next lesson, we would setup and install Eclipse IDE and MinGW C++ compiler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the first lesson in the C++ Programming Tutorials. 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