ALOBAM: #include <iostream>
using name(whitespace) space std ;

promise46: Hello Nairalanders I got a laptop and am a newbie want to learn the c++ .how do I start,what are the basic perquisite

pcguru1: BlueMagnificient i got a request to do some C and C++ assignment and it was funny how i solved most basic question even using Arrays and Pointers somehow i can feel my interest in C++ coming back however i wanted to know more about Application of C++ in Nigerian Environment, however am working towards getting updated to C++11 as it seems easier for me now since when i tried it this time it was more easier to grasp than before.

asalimpo: Hello Op , since ur versed in c++ cud u investigate this problem for me?

I dloaded a copy od devc++, and compiled and ran som simple programs ( they printed a string using cout).
Next, i fished around my ebook collection for a beginner book on c++. Found 1 . Typed a basic example . It compiled but didnt run as expected. The program just exited prematurely.
It was a very simple program. Basically,it did this:
print a string out to console (a question)
read user input from console (using cin) into a string
process the user input stored in d string
print result of step 3 to user.
Pause program using getchar()

Issue:
program exits at step 2, reading data console input,using cin.
Step 3 never was reached.

My os is win7.
I'v been put off c++ in d past because of this kinda bhvrs frm available compilers.

#include <iostream>
#include <string>       //needed by VC++ but including by default in GCC
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    string myName = "";
    cout << "Enter your name?" << endl;
    cin >> myName;
    cout <<"Your name is " <<myName <<" with a character length of " <<myName.length() <<endl;
    return 0;
}

cin>>

 getchar() 

asalimpo: Solved d problem l8r.
The program exited quickly instead of pausg after the

cin>>

so i added anoda pause statement.

 getchar() 

making it two.
The textbook code was wrong by d way.
I've dloaded code block,mingw,gcc, borland compiler before, but there was a particular piece of code i compiled with them dat got differg results (1 compiled,the others spat errors) . It was a textbook code, the inconsistency made me exit c++ learng.
Devc++ is also notoriously crash-prone , think it has to do with d nullsoft installer . I'll try and download vc++. I think its d best.

I'll b postg my problems here as i venture into this wrld.
Are u also into c?

peterincredible:
pls mr bluemagnificient i am learning c++ and i have been learning it for almost a year now i am at polymorphism presently because i am learning it slowly and couple with d fact of dat i am a year 2 student at uniport i want to know when i finish learning it like for how many months will use to learn an API and for how many years can i practice on c++ before i start learning another language and pls i need your phone no so dat i can contact you directly for more advice pls send it to my email address ekene.dibie@gmail.com

peterincredible:

and pls how many languages can you programme with

BlueMagnificent:


The number of languages I can program with is really not that import, what is important is how good you know the concept of programming: variables, control structure, functions and procedures, user defined types and others. Believe me if you have a decent knowledge of these you can learn another language in weeks .
To still answer your question, I know quite a handful of them .

peterincredible:
sorry for asking 2 much questions sha but i want to ask how many month did it take you to learn c ++ and after learning it how will i start using and adding graphics i am asking this because i am teaching my self c++ pls answer because i want to be a professional in c++

BlueMagnificent:


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