Learning C++ to finish projects

• How C++ works:

  • C++ is a high-level language: it is closer to human language than machine language
  • C++ is a statically typed: the type of a variable is known at compile time;
  • C++ is a compiled language: the code is compiled into machine code before it is run; using a compiler like g++ or clang++

• What C++ good at?

  • C++ excels in situations where high performance and precise control over memory and other resources is needed
  • video games, real-time systems, financial app, embedded systems, and more

Introduction to C++ development

• Compiling your source code: the compiler translates your C++ code into machine language instructions. These instructions are stored in an intermediate file called an object file
• Linking object files and libraries: The linker’s job is to combine all of the object files and produce the desired output file

Basic C++ syntax

• Variables and basic data types: int, double, std::string, char, bool
• Const
• Namespaces
• Typedef and type aliases
• Arithmetic operators
• Type conversion
• User input
• Useful math related functions
• Hypotenuse calculator practice program