Need to practice C++ during the summer. Any good, free tutorial websites?

Okay, I took a computer science class in this semester in college and I found it really interesting. The problem is that the instructor wasn't very good. He mainly taught us definitions through power point presentations. We NEVER did any actual coding in class, just in homework that he NEVER graded..





Anyway, I got some of the basics down but I really wanna learn more. I'm a really hands on learner, so I'm looking for a site that teaches basics up to intermediate stuff. A site where I'm shown something, like a multi-dimensional array, explained what it is, given fairly simple programs, that I can test, to show how it's implemented. Teaching through going through the step by step process of creating a simple program would be awesome too. I just don't to have to read a bunch of definitions and be left to figure out how to use the stuff on my own.





I'd prefer a free website, but if you know an amazingly good book or something, I'll gladly go to Border's or somewhere and check it out.

Need to practice C++ during the summer. Any good, free tutorial websites?
Before you get too involved in Storm Sam's suggestions you need to actually learn the C++ language.





Maybe I am old fashioned but I don't find web sites a good way to learn languages. As a reference, yes; for learning not so much.





Assuming you are on a limited (but not non-existent) budget I would suggest the following two books:





(1) "Thinking in C++" is a *free* two volume pdf. It is solid and you can't beat the price. You can get off the web at http://www.mindview.net/Books/TICPP/Thin...





(2) Deitel and Deitel's C++ How to Program will teach you well. It is expensive, often somewhat annoying to read, but packed with examples and exercises. If you work your way through it and do the exercises you will have a very solid grasp of the language be among the best C++ programmers at your school by the fall. It comes with source for the examples and some other resources.





http://www.amazon.com/C-How-Program-5th/...
Reply:http://planet-source-code.com/





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Reply:Yeah, sounds like your instructor really screwed you. Here are recommendations for summer reading:





-Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in C++ By Bruno R. Preiss (e-book):


http://www.brpreiss.com/books/opus4/html...


-Accelerated C++: Practical Programming By Example (http://www.acceleratedcpp.com/)





This may not be summer reading, but whenever you are ready these are must reads if you are serious about programming:


-Code Complete by Steve McConnell:


http://www.cc2e.com/


-Implementation Patterns by Kent Beck:


http://www.amazon.com/Implementation-Pat...





Also: practice, practice, practice. Whether it's a simple console application or games, do something you may be interested in. Stay in code! ;)

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