Programming Tutorials - C, C++, OpenGL, STL

Welcome! If you're new to C++, I recommend you purchase my ebook, Jumping into C++, a complete step-by-step guide for beginners.

If you're looking for free tutorials, learn C++ with our C++ tutorial, starting at C++ Made Easy, Lesson 1 (all lessons)

If you want to learn C instead, check out our C tutorial C Made Easy, Lesson 1 (all lessons)

Want more advanced material on C, C++ graphics, game programming or algorithms? We've got that too.

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C++ Tutorial, C++ Made Easy: Learning to Program in C++

Learn C++ with this tutorial, designed for beginners and containing lots of examples, tips and simple explanations.

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C Tutorial - C Made Easy

This tutorial is based on the above tutorial, but uses only standard C language features.

Intro to C (Quiz)
If statements (Quiz)
Loops in C (Quiz)
Functions and Program Organization (Quiz)
Switch case (Quiz)
Pointers (Quiz)
Structures
Arrays (Quiz)
C-style Strings (Quiz)
C File I/O
Typecasting (Quiz)
Command line arguments (Quiz)
Linked Lists
Recursion
Variable argument lists
Binary Trees

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More Advanced C and C++ Language Feature Tutorials

Bitwise Operators in C and C++
File I/O in C
Print format strings for beautiful output
What's the difference between declaring and defining something in C and C++?
Learn about the distinction between declaring a variable, class or function--and defining it--and why it matters when you have trouble compiling your code
Removing the Mystery of Function Pointers
Functors: Function Objects in C++
References in C++
Const Correctness--Why bother?
How and When to Use Private Inheritance
When To Use Goto: A Partial Defense of the goto Statement
Using Exceptions for Error Handling in C++
Organizing programs with Namespaces in C++
Understanding the Static Keyword in C and C++
A multipurpose keywords, static can be used globally, locally, and on class variables, with different meanings in each context
Templated Classes in C++
Using auto_ptr to avoid memory leaks in C++
Understanding std::string (C++ strings)
The friend keyword and data encapsulation
Secure Coding - Preventing Buffer Overflows and other attacks
Unicode: What you Can Do About it Today
Multiple Inheritance in C++
Solving the Diamond Problem with Virtual Inheritance
Operator overloading
Understanding Constructors, Destructors and Object Lifetime
A gentle introduction to C++ IO streams

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C++11 - the new C++ standard

C++11 is the new C++ standard, and it's chock full of goodness for C++ programmers, old and new.

What is C++11? - Get introduced to the new C++ standard, C++11 (previously known as C++0x)
Auto, Decltype and return values after functions in C++11
Lambda Functions in C++11 - the definitive guide
Range-Based For Loops in C++11
Generalized Constant Expressions in C++11 with constexpr
Rvalue References and Move Semantics in C++11
Enum classes and nullptr in C++11

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C++ Standard Template Library (STL) tutorials

The STL is a powerful library that comes as part of standard C++, and should be a tool used and understood by all C++ programmers.

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Understanding Floating Point Numbers

by Jeff Bezanson

Every programmer should understand enough about floating point numbers to avoid the pitfalls of assuming perfect precision.

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Using Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs)

by Jeff Bezanson

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Same Game - A Simple Game from Start to Finish

By Ben Marchant

Do you want to learn how to create a game? This series will teach you how to create a game, starting from the very beginning and ending with a fully playable game.

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Object-Oriented Animation

Learn how to design a framework for doing animation--a foundation for many games and graphics engines.

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Using Microsoft ADO with SQL Databases in C++

by Patrick Mancier

Overview of this tutorial

Part 1: Introduction to SQL

Part 2: Introduction to ADO

Part 3: ADO Wrapper Classes

Part 4: Creating the ADO Manager Class

Part 5: Using the CADOManager in Practice

SDL Tutorials

The SDL is a simple library for doing graphics in C and C++

Setting up SDL

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OpenGL Tutorials

By RoD

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Rotations in Three Dimensions

By Confuted and Silvercord

This series of tutorials describes the math required for performing three dimensional rotations.

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AI Tutorials

Learn about AI, including how to make game AI using the minimax algorithm.

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Data Structures

All programmers should know something about basic data structures like stacks, queues and heaps. Graphs are a tremendously useful concept, and two-three trees solve a lot of problems inherent in more basic binary trees.

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Algorithmic Efficiency and Sorting and Searching Algorithms

Learn how to determine the efficiency of your program and all about the various algorithms for sorting and searching--both common problems when programming.

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Advanced Algorithms

If you've mastered the basics, perhaps you'd like to move to more advanced, specialized algorithms

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Computer Science Theory

If you've moved on from the advanced algorithms, perhaps you'd like to learn more about the fundamental nature of computation--a deep and rewarding topic.