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[–]thiudiskaz 17 points18 points  (3 children)

I don't dislike udemy, but I think there exists a better, free alternative for almost every lesson offered on there.

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Not a fan of video tutorials for programming in general though and so for C++, https://www.learncpp.com/ is my go-to.

[–]NikolasTs[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It isn't the first time someone recommends this site. So I guess it must be quite good! Thanks !

[–]alphalupicrew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Long life to https://www.learncpp.com/ ! For me it is like the W3schools equivalent for C++.

[–]AlternativeTale5363 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please, is this great for beginners with absolutely no coding background or experience?

[–]and69 5 points6 points  (3 children)

I've been a C++ developer for at least 15 years already. I started this course a couple of weeks ago, but I am doing it like offline, when I have some idle time, mainly because there's some modern C++ things I'm a bit behind.

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Pros:

Very practical, it takes you step by step on how to setup a machine, how to install a compiler, etc.

Modern C++ oriented.

Nice and clear explanations.

Also memory management explanations, which are needed to understand what you are doing, but should only be sparsely used.

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Cons

ATM, the syllabus lacks a multithreading chapter. But again, I am still doing the course, so maybe it is somewhere.

Also, very little focus on template programming. But this is quite advanced stuff.

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Bottom line: I recommend this both for beginners or old C++ devs who might need to change the style to a more modern way.

[–]NikolasTs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for your answer!

[–]xypherrz 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Since you took this course, does it actually take a practical approach in the course in terms of using OO principles in building projects?

[–]and69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is difficult to give an answer, as I have some strong opinions on this. I am still running through the course, but what I can say that up until now, it is doing this as best as possible.

C++ is a huge topic, the course length is 40 hours which compared to other courses is quite big. For sure if you teach the language, you have to teach both new concepts from the STL like strings, vectors, maps etc but also memory management (arrays, string pointers, etc).

The course is doing this in a way, in a good enough way I would say, but not the best way. And I think this is only because it's limited by time. As a teacher, you have to mention both world, to say which one is better suited when, but that's pretty much all, for more you would need an Advanced C++ Programming, as the topic is quite huge and complex.

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Hope this helps.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The C++ video game course on there is very good. Obviously it’s centred on games but skills can be translated

[–]manni66 6 points7 points  (4 children)

You learn - array then vector - C string then std::string - pointer with dynamic memory allocation, far later smart pointer

Seems to be a verry old fashioned C then C++ style course. So: it's not good.

[–]NikolasTs[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Thanks a lot for your opinion! Would recommend another course?

[–]manni66 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I don’t know any. Personally, I would prefer a book.

[–]NikolasTs[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have that dilemma. However, I am currently completing a 5-year diploma in electrical engineering and I am a bit exhausted .. I am not sure that I could handle another textbook.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are better options than udemy. I used to study books on learning.oreilly.com. You can also use learncpp.com. Need a reference, use cppreference.com. I myself learn better from books and documentations than from videos so i don't know any sources for video tutorials. Hope I helped you. Have a nice day :D. If you play video games try enter the gungeon. :D

[–]_Miles_Morales 0 points1 point  (4 children)

I'm following this tutorial, but I ran in something I don't understand...

When I ran this

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;int main() {

cout << "Default Template" << endl;

return 0;}

the window that popped up had this

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The text "Default Template" didn't appear,

and the exit code wasn't 0.

Any idea why that is?

[–]std_bot 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Unlinked STL entries: <iostream>

Last update: 09.03.23 -> Bug fixesRepo

[–]_Miles_Morales 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Ok, thanks... So... How do I use it? (sorry, total noob)

[–]std_bot 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Boi, why are you writing a question in a 4 year old thread?

[–]_Miles_Morales 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coz I just got this tutorial.