C++ From Scratch

"C++ From Scratch" is an introductory course on programming with C++. It covers the essential parts of C++ without becomming an exhaustive references on every operator, algorithm, and data structure available in C++ and through the standard library.

Audience

This course is suitable for both self-motivated new programmers, and experienced programmers that want to learn about modern C++.

The course should provide new programmers with an entry-point to C++, and give this a guide of where to learn about the different parts of the language in a logical order.

The course should provide experienced programmers with a clear and concise overview of the language, with pointers to the reference material where they can learn more about the topics they are interested in.

Contents

Introduction

0. Introduction and The Main Function
1. Printing
2. Variables
3. Conditional Statements

Containers and Loops

4. std::array
5. For Loops
6. While Loops

Functions

7. Functions
8. Function Overloading
9. Function Templates
10. Template Specialization

Iterators and Algorithms

11. Iterators
12. std::sort

Memory

13. std::vector
14. References
15. Pass by Reference
16. Pointers
17. Dynamic Allocation
18. std::unique_ptr
19. std::shared_ptr
20. std::span

Objects

21. Structs
22. Classes
23. Constructors
24. Destructors
25. Copy Constructors
26. Operator Overloading
27. std::move
28. Move Constructors
29. push_back vs. emplace_back
30. Inheritance
31. Polymorphism
32. Virtual Functions
33. Abstract Classes
34. Class Templates
35. Default Comparisons
36. Virtual Inheritance
37. Function Objects
38. Lambdas

Parallel Programming

39. Parallel STL Algorithms
40. Threads (std::thread/std::jthread)
41. std::mutex
42. std::atomic

Special Topics

43. Namespaces
44. Pseudo-Random Numbers
45. File I/O
46. Constexpr
47. Concepts