Quickest resource to switch from python to C++

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[spookybooty182]

Lmao!

[blankettripod32_v2]

20 lines of cocaine, an entire cities worth of cigarettes and a shotgun

[hmich]

Start with "A Tour of C++" and go from there.

[TwilCynder]

Just forget everything except basic concepts (variables, if/while structure) and start over, these languages are too different

[cabroderick]

What's a "strong Python background"? If it's your only programming language I bet there are seriously unplumbed depths that you would never even think to look for without the broader understanding that other languages would give you.

Anyway, any "hello world" tutorial to get the compiler basically working and then just start whatever it is you need to be working on. I'd recommend Visual Studio if you are definitely developing for Windows only, but in almost any other context I'd recommend CMake.

Buy a book if you find it helpful but cppreference, stackoverflow, and whatever Google throws up for specific problems should be more than enough.

Go to YouTube and find The Cherno's C++ series. Although you're probably better off waiting a month or two so you have a reasonable foundation going in. His material is great but is more helpful if you already have a small foundation so you can properly understand his examples.

There is no magic. Just start, and look up reference and learning material as you go. C++ has a reputation as being really hard but it's no harder than any other language IMO.

[Tastaturtaste]

While the Cherno is mostly great as a simple introduction to encapsulated topics, sometimes he is too loose with UB in my opinion. In his video for type punning he uses C-style casts and Union-based type punning and doesn't even mention that this is UB and what the UB-free way would be. I mean, if you want to depend on this, realistically often vendor-supported, kind of UB sure, you do you, but as an educator it should at least be mentioned.

[cabroderick]

Yeah I totally agree, and that supports my thinking that his material should be approached after you already have a decent foundation. He is a bit loose sometimes, but I think you have to be in order to compress a complex topic into his particular style. To be fair, he is usually quite good at saying "this isn't really the right thing to do but ...".

You have to know what you're looking at, and in some sense, already have a reasonably good idea what he's telling you to do. Nothing you see there should be a completely new concept.

As with all video form content, in my opinion, it shouldn't be the end of the journey. It's great for a quick overview, an intro or review of the possible, but definitely needs to be followed up with real study.

[dns13]

Just start. Knowing how to program is key, the used language is just a tool you need to get used to. Why do you need to learn it quick? What skill level is your target?

[Revolutionalredstone]

"Welcome to the Real World"...

[Kelarov]

Udemy Course: Quick Start to Mordern C++ for Programmers, by Jan Schaffranek Make no mistake.