Learning C++

[79wjd]

So, I took a c++ course last semester and can kind of code most of the assignments I was given....However, I still feel like I don't really know anything, as I wouldn't even know where to start if I wanted to create something for myself -- something completely from scratch... 

 

Say I wanted to create a schedule generator (it would look at all class times from the input classes and print out every possible schedule), or a Steam trading bot (which would send/receive and accept trade offers based on certain parameters). So...What would be the best way of really learning how to code in c++? 

 

 

[Sack]

So, I took a c++ course last semester and can kind of code most of the assignments I was given....However, I still feel like I don't really know anything, as I wouldn't even know where to start if I wanted to create something for myself -- something completely from scratch... 

 

Say I wanted to create a schedule generator (it would look at all class times from the input classes and print out every possible schedule), or a Steam trading bot (which would send/receive and accept trade offers based on certain parameters). So...What would be the best way of really learning how to code in c++? 

You should look into object oriented programming in C++.

[79wjd]

You should look into object oriented programming in C++.

Is there anything in particular I should look for? Or some place (like lynda.com) that focuses on refining rather than basics?

[Sack]

Is there anything in particular I should look for? Or some place (like lynda.com) that focuses on refining rather than basics?

Don't really know any special site you could use, but when I went to an IMT study we used this (amazon link) bible. By first semester we learned to do some simple read from file and write to file operations, and by the second semester we made a lot of wierd and cool stuff.

[as96]

So, I took a c++ course last semester and can kind of code most of the assignments I was given....However, I still feel like I don't really know anything, as I wouldn't even know where to start if I wanted to create something for myself -- something completely from scratch... 

 

Say I wanted to create a schedule generator (it would look at all class times from the input classes and print out every possible schedule), or a Steam trading bot (which would send/receive and accept trade offers based on certain parameters). So...What would be the best way of really learning how to code in c++? 

First of all for web bots you should consider C# it will be a lot easier.

Anyway my suggestion is to get a book, here you can find a list of good ones: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/388242/the-definitive-c-book-guide-and-list

I've read "Accelerated C++", and I'm now reading "Effective modern C++".

[Midnight]

What I did was do a mock-up of a video game. I didn't implement it nor was I planning, but I sure as hell did learn a lot about C++ and OOP.