Learning the language

[minoad]

I am currently a decent VB programmer (no laughing) and am interested in getting into C++ due to restrictions with vb when it comes to networking.
I have no C++ expirience therefore i was wanting to ask were a good place to start would be, and if thier was any truth to the rumors i have heard that the only way to learn C++ is by getting a structured education in a university or college.

Thanks in advance,

Micah A. Norman

 

[MikeCox]

Take a look at

http://www.cdlearning.com.

They have interactive CD-ROM learning courses on several languages including C/C++. The only heartburn I had is they recommend learning C before C++, and the course is geared toward that theory. For the most part, that was not much of an issue, but some of the curriculum from the C course has been outdated in C++ (pointer syntax, typedefs, etc...), and it made it more difficult to follow the exercises using a C++ compiler (at the time I didn't know about the "extern c" statement).

For the most part though, I felt it was thorough, the examples were descriptive, and it's a heck of alot better than falling asleep in a book. And it's proven that you remember more if you read AND hear information, instead of just hearing it. Well worth the money you spend if you're serious.

-Mike
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