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Post by 1stuser Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:15 pm

I see so many people here saying "I can't do this, I need a tutorial. Where can I find a tutorial about..."

But, before I start: GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND! Don't be afraid to try searching a few different things before you find the result that you need!

Also, I'm not just going to go to Google and pick out the top ten results... these are the sites that I have learned from, and find them particularly useful.

Try this site for a massive collection of FREE computer books ~ covering programming, computer science and much more!
Also, this site offers free books, too! ~ thanks to vikas1234!

MSDN (Microsoft Developers Network) - Thanks NickDMax, how could I forget that?

Stuck with pointers? Try this video for beginners.

Precedence Chart - Thanks to Cerolobo!

C++ Optimizations - Thanks to NickDMax

Varied Tutorials

  • yep, that's right! There are loads of tutorials at your fingertips right here at
  • cplusplus.com has some brilliant tutorials
  • cprogramming.com also has some awesome tutorials, covering a whole variety of topics
  • FunctionX is another one of my favourites
  • Advanced C++ Lessons
  • Wotsit - Thanks to NickDMax!
  • cppreference.com - Thanks to gothik12!
  • http://www.learncpp.com/ ~ Thanks to DoubleFission!
Now,
you may have already covered a lot of the stuff on those sites, right?
Ready to start graphics programming? There is a whole range of graphics
libraries, and an even wider range of tutorials for each one.

Graphics: Somehow I managed to miss this thread in the Game Programming forum... Lots of nice links there List of C++ Resources Smile
Some of the most common graphics libraries are:
Windows

  • relisoft has some nice beginner tutorials
  • FunctionX has some detailed tutorials on the Win32 API
  • FunctionX [again] for those of you who have Visual Studio
DirectX

  • DirectXtutorial.com has some very detailed tutorials, starting right from a beginner level
OpenGL

  • NeHe Productions - IMO, the only resource you need to begin learning OpenGL
SDL

  • VERY BASIC tutorial for BEGINNERS
  • Lazy Foo' has some pretty easy to follow tutorials
Allegro

  • Allegro Newbie tutorial
  • CPP Game Programming - Thanks to polymath!

Obviously
there are more, so if you have any suggestions, please post them here!
I'll edit this list and credit you for your additions List of C++ Resources Smile

Also, scroll down a little to find Cerolobo's post about the standards List of C++ Resources Smile

Thanks to Bench for the following list!
FAQs
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/index.html - C++ FAQ
http://www.c-faq.com/ - comp.lang.c FAQ
http://www.comeaucomputing.com/learn/faq/ alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++ FAQ

Useful C++ articles/reference resources
http://www.dinkumware.com/manuals/ - Dinkumware's C++ Libraries Reference manual
http://www.research.att.com/~bs/ - Bjarne Stroustrup's homepage
http://www.eternallyconfuzzled.com/ - A superb collection of assorted C/C++ tutorials
http://home.no.net/dubjai/win32cpptut/html/ - The correct C++ tutorial
http://beej.us/guide/bgnet/ - Beej's Network Programming Guide
Discussion of the use of const

Books
http://www.accu.org/ - Association of C and C++ Users - for C++ book reviews
http://www.rafb.net/efnet_cpp/books/ - the EFNET #C++ Recommended reading list
http://www.mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html Bruce Eckel's free E-book Thinking in C++ 2nd Ed.
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