How long did it take you to learn C++ and where did you learn from? Any helpful hints you can give?

figured out the basics in about 4 months


advanced stuff 4 years.





don't let this discourage you, learning c++ has been one very exciting adventure, just make sure you always have something to do.

How long did it take you to learn C++ and where did you learn from? Any helpful hints you can give?
About a month to be comfortable with it -- about a year to be really good at it.


I taught myself. Started with the standard C++ B%26amp;S book. Visual C++'s examples were a big help, as was using MFC (though it frequently uses the language poorly). Lots of good on-line references for specific topics like inheritence, polymorphism, templates -- just start writing programs in it, and when you come up against something you don't know how to do, look it up on-line. Won't take you long to be comfortable using the language.
Reply:I learned in 4 months. I bought and read these books (in this order): C, the complete reference (this one is old but REALLY useful to know), C++ for dummies, programming games in windows, Windows Programming
Reply:I still haven't mastered it, and it has been a year already. It is a difficult language to learn, unless you are 100% familiar with the basics.





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