The few time I have had a problem I exhausted everything I knew to check before turning here for help. I would like to remain as self suffice as I can and was wandering what resources you all use prior to turing to others for help.
That very much depends on the environment you're coming from.
As a professional programmer, I have other programmers I can turn to for help.
If you're a student, you have other students and professors you can turn to.
If you're learning C++ on your own, then you best bet is review the tutorials on this site first. Lots of information and examples there. If that doesn't answer your question, then post here.