Daily Archive for April 1st, 2009

The C++ hits you! You feel confused.

If you’re reading this post, you’re probably either a beginner intending to learn C++, a veteran keen on flaming my teaching philosophy, or someone searching for the origin of the “The foobar hits you! You feel confused.” Nethack quote. Either way, welcome.

I intended this article as a short introductory meta-note about learning C++. It should give you some elements that can be helpful in understanding C++ books and tutorials. If you’re really keen on doing this, I suggest Thinking in C++ and the C++ FAQ Lite, both of which are freely available online and are quality resources.

And stay away from any tutorials that #include <iostream.h> !

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