Introduction to C++ Programming

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For those with a background in a procedural programming language, this course provides a foundation in C++ syntax and usage, as well as object-oriented programming. With this training, you learn how to use C++ functions and variables, leverage advanced features — including constructors, destructors, inheritance, and polymorphism — and gain an understanding of how C++ offers greater ability than C.

• At least one year of programming experience using a compiled, procedural language such as Pascal, FORTRAN, COBOL, PL/1, or Ada
• Prior experience with C, C++, or Java is not assumed
• HTML or SQL experience alone is not adequate

Introduction to C++ Programming Training Delivery Methods

• After-course instructor coaching benefit
• After-course computing sandbox included

Overloading and templates

• Simplifying class interfaces
• Function signatures
• Overloading assignment (=) and insertion (\<\<)
• friend functions and classes
• Explicit copy/move construction
• Avoiding default assignment and copy construction
• Utilizing STL templates to define families of classes

Separating interfaces and implementations

• How separation supports code reuse
• Building header files and code files

Extending Classes via Inheritance

Deriving new classes from existing classes

• Construction and destruction of derived objects
• Reusability via incremental extensions
• Base classes and derived classes

Utilizing polymorphic functions

• Overriding virtual base-class member functions in derived classes
• Runtime lookup of functions through base-class pointers and references

Managing dynamic data

• Allocating and deallocating memory with new and delete
• Handling errors with try and catch
• Avoiding memory leaks
• Utilizing lambdas and smart pointers

Standards and Portability

• Applicability to Windows and UNIX/Linux
• ANSI/ISO C++ 11/14 and evolving standards