/agdg/ - Amateur Game Development General

>>23128

Textbook: The C++ programming language (Stroustrup)

IDE: Vi

Prayers: http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4774120189/ref=nosim/?tag=bigsky-22

but ofc, you'd learn C++ a lot faster just working, especially as relevant to game engines, by working on an UE4 project and digging deeper whenever you realize you're glossing over something fundamental

I was gifted "Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 Days" when I turned like 15.

After I taught myself Java 2 in 21 days I moved onto C++ which I learned exclusively through online tutorials at the same time I was learning DirectDraw.

I don't think you need a book, just a desire to learn. Java and C have a good number of similarities in syntax and data types etc. If there's a "C++ for Java devs" it would probably be better spent.

Accelerated C++ sounds like the book you want. It's designed for programmers already familiar with an object-oriented language, and it's comparatively short.

>>23182

I can vouch for this. I spent about a week in a library reading through Accelerated C++ in my spare time while already familiar with a couple other oop languages and this translated nearly everything I knew into C++.

Effective C++ shows some potential pitfalls and new tips after you've learned the basics. I don't know if it's deprecated now though (read it in 2008)

>>23338

There's probably an updated version

My C++ journey began in 2007/2008. I came from BASIC as my first language, then C++ as my second. I learned this via two books:

Beginning C++ Through Game Programming: http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-C-Through-Game-Programming/dp/1435457420

C++: A Beginner's Guide: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0072232153/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_3?pf_rd_p=1944687542&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1874416265&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0HP8E1TAEDX923S692DY

The first book is very useful, though keep in mind that it *won't* teach you video game programming, just text games. It doesn't cover everything about the language and subsequent libraries, but it's a great starting place. The book that really cemented my core understanding of the language was the second one. Microsoft used to have a free online version of that book available on MSDN (no account required), but the license ran out a few years ago. You might be able to find a web archive page for it. I can't say for how well these books have aged though.

When you want to step up to something more graphical, I recommend studying the Qt libraries. There is no one book I can recommend, but the online tutorials/examples are good enough. I cannot shill enough for Qt.

Learning C++ is a long journey. I wish you the best.