Beginning Programming with C++ For Dummies

Learn to program with C++ quickly with this helpful For
Dummies guide

Beginning Programming with C++ For Dummies, 2nd
Edition gives you plain-English explanations of the fundamental
principles of C++, arming you with the skills and know-how to
expertly use one of the world's most popular programming languages.
You'll explore what goes into creating a program, how to put the
pieces together, learn how to deal with standard programming
challenges, and much more.

Written by the bestselling author of C++ For Dummies,
this updated guide explores the basic development concepts and
techniques of C++ from a beginner's point of view, and helps make
sense of the how and why of C++ programming from the ground up.
Beginning with an introduction to how programming languages
function, the book goes on to explore how to work with integer
expressions and character expressions, keep errors out of your
code, use loops and functions, divide your code into modules, and
become a functional programmer.

• Grasp C++ programming like a pro, even if you've never written
  a line of code

• Master basic development concepts and techniques in C++

• Get rid of bugs and write programs that work

• Find all the code from the book and an updated C++ compiler on
  the companion website

If you're a student or first-time programmer looking to master
this object-oriented programming language, Beginning Programming
with C++ For Dummies, 2nd Edition has you
covered.

Autorentext

Stephen R. Davis is the bestselling author of numerous
books and articles, including C++ For Dummies. He has been
programming for over 35 years and currently works for Agency
Consulting Group in the area of Cyber Defense.

Zusammenfassung
Learn to program with C++ quickly with this helpful For Dummies guide Beginning Programming with C++ For Dummies, 2nd Edition gives you plain-English explanations of the fundamental principles of C++, arming you with the skills and know-how to expertly use one of the world's most popular programming languages. You'll explore what goes into creating a program, how to put the pieces together, learn how to deal with standard programming challenges, and much more.

Written by the bestselling author of C++ For Dummies, this updated guide explores the basic development concepts and techniques of C++ from a beginner's point of view, and helps make sense of the how and why of C++ programming from the ground up. Beginning with an introduction to how programming languages function, the book goes on to explore how to work with integer expressions and character expressions, keep errors out of your code, use loops and functions, divide your code into modules, and become a functional programmer.

• Grasp C++ programming like a pro, even if you've never written a line of code
• Master basic development concepts and techniques in C++
• Get rid of bugs and write programs that work
• Find all the code from the book and an updated C++ compiler on the companion website
  If you're a student or first-time programmer looking to master this object-oriented programming language, Beginning Programming with C++ For Dummies, 2nd Edition has you covered.

Inhalt

Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 2

How This Book Is Organized 3

Part I: Getting Started with C++ Programming 3

Part II: Writing a Program: Decisions, Decisions 4

Part III: Becoming a Procedural Programmer 4

Part IV: Data Structures 4

Part V: Object-Oriented Programming 4

Part VI: Advanced Strokes 5

Part VII: The Part of Tens 5

Icons Used in This Book 5

Beyond the Book 6

Where to Go from Here 6

Part I: Getting Started with C++ Programming 7

Chapter 1: What Is a Program? 9

How Does My Son Differ from a Computer? 9

Programming a Human Computer 11

Creating the algorithm 11

Setting the tire-changing language 12

Constructing the program 13

Computer processors 17

Computer Languages 17

High-level languages 19

The C++ language 20

Chapter 2: Installing Code::Blocks 21

Reviewing the Compilation Process 21

Installing Code::Blocks 23

Windows installation 23

Ubuntu Linux installation 26

Mac OS installation 27

Setting up Code::Blocks 31

Testing the Code::Blocks Installation 33

Creating the project 34

Testing your default project 37

Chapter 3: Writing Your First Program 41

Creating a New Project 41

Filename extensions 43

Entering Your Program 44

Building the Program 46

Finding What Could Go Wrong 47

Misspelled commands 47

Missing semicolon 49

Using the Online Material 50

Running the Program 51

How the Program Works 51

The template 51

The Conversion program 53

Part II: Writing a Program: Decisions, Decisions 55

Chapter 4: Integer Expressions 57

Declaring Variables 57

Variable names 58

Assigning a value to a variable 59

Initializing a variable at declaration 60

Integer Constants 61

Expressions 62

Binary operators 62

Unraveling compound expressions 63

Unary Operators 65

The Special Assignment Operators 67

Chapter 5: Character Expressions 69

Defining Character Variables 69

Encoding characters 70

Example of character encoding 73

Encoding Strings of Characters 75

Special Character Constants 75

Chapter 6: if I Could Make My Own Decisions 79

The if Statement 79

Comparison operators 80

Say No to No braces 83

What Else Is There? 84

Nesting if Statements 86

Compound Conditional Expressions 89

Chapter 7: Switching Paths 93

Controlling Flow with the switch Statement 93

Control Fell Through: Did I break It? 96

Implementing an Example Calculator with the switch Statement 97

Chapter 8: Debugging Your Programs, Part I 101

Identifying Types of Errors 101

Avoiding Introducing Errors 102

Coding with style 102

Establishing variable naming conventions 103

Finding the First Error with a Little Help 104

Finding the Run-Time Error 105

Formulating test data 106

Executing the test cases 106

Seeing what's going on in your program 107

Part III: Becoming a Procedural Programmer 109

Chapter 9: while Running in Circles 111

Creating a while Loop 111

Breaking out of the Middle of a Loop 114

Nested Loops 117

Chapter 10: Looping for the Fun of It 121

The for Parts of Every Loop 121

Looking at an Example 123 G...