Thread: C++ tutorials

Well, maybe I have too much free time, but I'm thinking about learning a programming language. I'm looking for some books/online tutorials on C++, just because I am fascinating with it. I want to be able to write plugins and small routines for me, eventually, working drivers for peripherals to make them work right! (one can dream, LOL).

Why C++? I think it's a cool language to learn the basics, that can lead to learning other languages perhaps. I also considered .net, but I heard it's slow and old (but C++ is older, right?), (slow)Java, but I don't think they're powerful enough.


I've also programmed assembler (and Basic) in the 80 (I was a teenager then, I'm 38 now!), but that doesn't count. I've taught mathematical logic early in my career but that was in my 20's and my brain cells were fine - the drugs and booze didn't affect me much...They say if you haven't published something outstanding before 30's you're done in logic ------- and they were right!! So I'm not scared of symbols, as long as they have a well defined, consistent structure etc., I like them really!


I like this one, for starters:

Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example
by Andrew Koenig, Barbara E. Moo

Of course I'm going to need much more, and I'll also look at some online tutorials (hard to find a fairly new one that well rated)...google can be overwhelming sometimes.


I also hope compilers have evolved from the 80's...I used to hate those things, I could write code faster than the buggy mess they produced. I have no plans to use Unix either.



Any suggestions?