question about coding

[mevip]

i`m about to start a course of programming in c++ ... i have never done programming i`ve read about c++ i picked up a tutorial book from internet its a very nice and extensive one and from what i`ve read in the first chapters i think i understand it and i think i can learn it.
my question to you guys is am i making a mistake that i`m starting with c++ ? should i first learn C ? or are they more or less the same and i wont lose anything ?

[Jabaa]

i'm no pro, but I think C is used too old to really going to. most programs are currently written in C++.
to C# i can not say anything because I did not know it, but there are some games that are written with it.
so I think C is not an option anymore, so is C++ or C#.
for the future it will probably tend to c#, and i think C# is easier.

C++ vs C# (http://www.thinkingparallel.com/2007/03/06/c-vs-c-a-checklist-from-a-c-programmers-point-of-view/)

a older blog from 2006 (http://www.wilmott.com/blogs/cuchulainn/index.cfm/2006/7/18/Comparing-C-and-C-which-one-should-I-go-for-in-QF)

[mevip]

cool thanks for the advice ... now only if someone could answer me on another matter ... i recieved an offer from a school for a private course of 32 hours in c++ . problem is it costs 1800 euro`s ... my question to u guys is do you think with a private teacher u can learn c++ in 32 hours ? or not ? i mean from where i`m looking at this i would say i need at least 50 60 to go over all the chapters and actually understand something ... what do u guys think ?

[Jabaa]

I do not think it makes sense to visit such a fast rate. clearly you learn the basic things but you can really learn a language only by use it.
I think what you can learn in this course, you can teach yourself with books and google. "Learning by Doing"

[IceHound]

cool thanks for the advice ... now only if someone could answer me on another matter ... i recieved an offer from a school for a private course of 32 hours in c++ . problem is it costs 1800 euro`s ... my question to u guys is do you think with a private teacher u can learn c++ in 32 hours ? or not ? i mean from where i`m looking at this i would say i need at least 50 60 to go over all the chapters and actually understand something ... what do u guys think ?

yeah... unless you are a savant, you aren't gonna learn C++ in 32 hours. do as jabaa suggested... google. also, microsoft has free turorials, videos, code samples, etc. you may even want to check out Cplusplus.com (thats C++ but spell out the + signs). there are a ton of free resources, forums, and starter projects out there.

[mevip]

cool thanks :) i`m curently learning off "C++ by Example - Greg M. Perry" its pretty good ... it explains in detail i guess but i would had prefered a video tutorial ... too bad i couldnt find any around ... i mean i found something but they dont explain the definition of the code they use they just give examples of how to build stuff

[IceHound]

cool thanks :) i`m curently learning off "C++ by Example - Greg M. Perry" its pretty good ... it explains in detail i guess but i would had prefered a video tutorial ... too bad i couldnt find any around ... i mean i found something but they dont explain the definition of the code they use they just give examples of how to build stuff

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualc/bb496952.aspx?wt.slv=TopSectionSee