This course teaches you the powerful, fast and popular C++ programming language from scratch, assuming only basic computer knowledge. If you want to develop apps that squeeze the most power from your computer -- high-end desktop games or complex artificial intelligence programs, for instance -- or if you want to use a language that let's you get close to your machine and access all of your computer's hardware, C++ is the language for you. While C++ is quite challenging, in this course we'll learn the basics step by step; towards the end of the course, you'll learn how to create a beautiful "particle fire" program, including a smattering of the basic principles of game development.

Who this course is for :

This course is intended for those who are computer literate and familiar with downloading and unzipping files, using the Internet and so on, and who want to learn to program
C++ is one of the more challenging computer programming languages -- so expect to encounter difficulties! You will need a degree of patience and persistence.

1. Getting Started
2. Basic Syntax
3. Subroutines: Reusable Blocks of Code
4. Object Oriented Coding
5. Pointers And Memory
6. Inheritance
7. Odds And Ends: Twos And Complements
8. Developing The Programme: The Practical Fire Simulation
9. Conclusion
10. Bonus

After working as a software developer and contractor for over 14 years for a whole bunch of companies including CSC, Proquest, SPSS and AT&T in the UK and Netherlands, I decided to work full-time as a private software trainer. After spending four years in the beautiful city of Budapest, Hungary and a year in Berlin, I now live in Italy.