Best place to restart C++ learning
Background:
I started in C++ with v1, then moved to v2 and used it professionally
for about 8 years then, just as v3 and the STL was getting established,
I was moved to a COBOL project (Y2K scare) and then the web was
everywhere so I wound up working in Perl and eventually Python,
and a little Java/JSP/JEE - where I've stayed until now.
But I've always had a hankering to return to C++ but am aware
that the language has moved on. So my question is - What would
be the best book for a professional programmer, once familiar
with C++ up to v3(*) to buy to get up to speed on current C++
language features and best practice. (C++ books seem much more
expensive than other languages so I can only afford one!)
(*)I already own and have read:
C++ Primer by Lippman for v2 and
C++ language by Stroustrup 3rd edition and
Design & Evolution of C++ also by Stroustrup.
Also, what toolset would you recommend for Linux
- Netbeans/Eclipse? vim/emacs? Someting else?
I don't want an editor religious war, just some pointers on whether
an IDE is "necessary" or if a plain editor is still all that's needed.
(For example I find a Java IDE like Netbeans is pretty well
indispensable whereas in Python it adds little value)
So books and tools - any recommendations?
PS
I have looked at the tutorial on cplusplus.com but, to
be honest. I prefer paper for learning...
Alan g.
I started in C++ with v1, then moved to v2 and used it professionally
for about 8 years then, just as v3 and the STL was getting established,
I was moved to a COBOL project (Y2K scare) and then the web was
everywhere so I wound up working in Perl and eventually Python,
and a little Java/JSP/JEE - where I've stayed until now.
But I've always had a hankering to return to C++ but am aware
that the language has moved on. So my question is - What would
be the best book for a professional programmer, once familiar
with C++ up to v3(*) to buy to get up to speed on current C++
language features and best practice. (C++ books seem much more
expensive than other languages so I can only afford one!)
(*)I already own and have read:
C++ Primer by Lippman for v2 and
C++ language by Stroustrup 3rd edition and
Design & Evolution of C++ also by Stroustrup.
Also, what toolset would you recommend for Linux
- Netbeans/Eclipse? vim/emacs? Someting else?
I don't want an editor religious war, just some pointers on whether
an IDE is "necessary" or if a plain editor is still all that's needed.
(For example I find a Java IDE like Netbeans is pretty well
indispensable whereas in Python it adds little value)
So books and tools - any recommendations?
PS
I have looked at the tutorial on cplusplus.com but, to
be honest. I prefer paper for learning...
Alan g.
> What would be the best book for a professional programmer, once familiar with C++ up to v3(*)
> to buy to get up to speed on current C++ language features and best practice
Start with 'A Tour of C++'
http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/bookshop/detail.asp?item=100000000555425
PDF's can be freely downloaded from here: https://isocpp.org/tour
If you want to purchase one book, may be this (primarily a comprehensive reference):
'The C++ Programming Language, 4th Edition'
https://www.amazon.com/The-Programming-Language-4th-Edition/dp/0321563840
> to buy to get up to speed on current C++ language features and best practice
Start with 'A Tour of C++'
http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/bookshop/detail.asp?item=100000000555425
PDF's can be freely downloaded from here: https://isocpp.org/tour
If you want to purchase one book, may be this (primarily a comprehensive reference):
'The C++ Programming Language, 4th Edition'
https://www.amazon.com/The-Programming-Language-4th-Edition/dp/0321563840
The Tour book looks like it might be what I'm after, thanks for that pointer.
Still open to any thoughts about the toolset.
Still open to any thoughts about the toolset.
> whether an IDE is "necessary" or if a plain editor is still all that's needed.
An IDE is not "necessary"; a plain text editor like vi is all that is needed.
Whether you would like to use an IDE, and if so which IDE, is entirely up to your personal preferences.
> I find a Java IDE like Netbeans is pretty well indispensable
There is no C++ equivalent to an IDE like that on Linux.
The NetBeans IDE does support C++ development, but it is a far cry from Java - it is limited because the debugger on Linux is quite primitive as far as C++ is concerned.
> thoughts about the toolset
Install reasonably current versions of both g++/libstdc++ (GNU) and clang++/libc++ (LLVM), and compile the code with both. (You would need to explicitly ask for standard C++ conformance with -std=c++14 -pedantic-errors)
An IDE is not "necessary"; a plain text editor like vi is all that is needed.
Whether you would like to use an IDE, and if so which IDE, is entirely up to your personal preferences.
> I find a Java IDE like Netbeans is pretty well indispensable
There is no C++ equivalent to an IDE like that on Linux.
The NetBeans IDE does support C++ development, but it is a far cry from Java - it is limited because the debugger on Linux is quite primitive as far as C++ is concerned.
> thoughts about the toolset
Install reasonably current versions of both g++/libstdc++ (GNU) and clang++/libc++ (LLVM), and compile the code with both. (You would need to explicitly ask for standard C++ conformance with -std=c++14 -pedantic-errors)
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