Best resources for learning C++ ??

@Artemix
Well I dont think you can teach C++ without mixing it with C because C++ has C as its skeleton. And why would you not learn about pointers, if they are used all over the STL. You should know what you are doing.

I began learning C++ with this course 3 years ago and it gave me a great overview. It is compact but also covers all the basics you need to understand more advanced tutorials.

@Artemix
they are kind of required for working with memory.. people get so scared of pointers for no reason. It is just an index to a byte in the memory space you are working in (most likely RAM(heap) or some array on the stack). Not that much of a C++ thing but rather a computer thing..

@simulate thanks

@Artemix ok thanks

@Artemix
if you use smart pointers you still need to understand what a raw pointer is. And a smart pointer IS just a raw pointer, only with some extra functionality to it (which is not even always appropriate). So any C++ programmer needs to know about C pointers.

cplusplus.com

@j4cobgarby thanks

@dhruvchitkara27 no problem :) it's good for just general documentation too

@j4cobgarby Ok 😊