C++ Lesson 1 - Introducing

Thursday, June 3, 2010

First let`s talk about programming. What programming really means? Programming means to write the source-code of a program. The source code is the human-readable part of a program. When a program is running it tell the computer what to do, but the computer don`t understands human languages. This is the reason why we need a Compiler. A compiler is a program what translates the human-readable code to machine code what is understood by the computer.

You probably think that the computer is very wise, but it`s not. The computer it`s able only to follow simple instructions. In the following lessons we will learn about giving some basic instruction to the computer using C++. C++ is a very powerful programming language, many of the newest and best games are made in C++.

Ok, now that you know what means to program you are just one step from starting to program. As I mentioned above, the human-readable code must be translated to machine code. To translate the code we need a compiler. You can choose from many compiler, but I will choose Visual C++ Express from Microsoft. Visual C++ 2010 can be download for free from here.

It`s easy to install it and I think that somebody who wants to program knows how to install a simple program or a game. Note: Download only the Visual C++ Express, we will use only this one.

In the following lesson you will see lots of example codes and downloadable source-codes at each lesson, but don`t just copy it, try to write it on yourself (multiple times if you think), because the best way to learn programming is practicing.

Next lesson: C++ Lesson 2 - Set up Visual C++

3 comments:

gr8 work.the differnce b/w dis tutorial n d other is dat d author started dis wid basics n with full conceptual clarity..........hopefully till d tym i reach d last lesson ,d other lessons get upgrade..............thank u.....!!!!!!!!!

is there a visual C++2010 for MAC users?

Visual C++ is created by Microsoft, so it works only with Windows

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