I need help badly.

[Virally]

I am a post transfer student in my third year of programming and got transferred into a university that uses C++ while my old college used C# and Visual Basic. I was told constantly that C# and C++ syntax was quite alike so I figured it shouldn't be too hard to catch up in, heres where my problem begins..

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON ASIDE FROM THE ACTUAL theories and some syntax, but they are doing 3rd year C++ when I have no C++ experience. Just the relative programming knowledge

So the question: what is the easiest way to learn either a book or a website

[clanmjc]

This will help you out tremendously http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/ as well as the tutorials on this website.

C# is managed code, garbage collection for memory etc., I would definitely go through the basics all over again. You already know the concepts from C#.

Things like how variables are passed, by reference by pointer by value. In C# there is passing a value type by reference/value and a reference type by value/reference, this concept is not the same in c++.

[evanc9606]

I would use both. You could learn some here on this site and go further with a c++ book. I recoment this one

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321776402/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1/188-5770708-2335360?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_r=054TWSTWMF8CBZMDVPBB&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=1278548962&pf_rd_i=0672326973

Or you could go with the 5th edition

[o1vk4iN6]

The syntax the similar, but C++ uses a lot of different concepts than C#, for example C++ doesn't support a garbage collector and requires explicit deallocation of allocated memory. From what I remember about using C# you're going to have quite a hard time making the transition.

[Virally]

Thanks I'll check both of those out, and yeah I have a feeling this is going to be a shitty semester

[Wisely Done]

Go through the documentation on this site, then grab a good book like Effective C++ for Scott Meyers, or C++ primer.