   Help a few kids learn C++
  A few people i know and I want to start learning C++, but it is pretty difficult.  We are wondering what some of you guys suggest we use to start.2 of us have a book called C++ for dummies 4rth edition.  I think my main problem might be is understanding how to use the compiler. 
  What compiler do you have? Is it Visual C++ .NET Enterprise Edition?If it isn''t then just say what it is and folks here can help you get started, or at least point you to resources. ;  Hi!You should tell us which compiler you use, and, if any, which IDE. Then it would be easier to help you out.But to understand a compiler, you should also understand what steps are involved in compiling/linking your application. Most books I know gave at least a little introduction to this.Other than that, I think it''s a great idea to not start coding alone, but together with a few friends! cya,Drag0n -----------------------------"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning..." -- Rich CookMy future web presence: Dave''s Programming Resources;quote:Original post by Suicide_joe  A few people i know and I want to start learning C++, but it is pretty difficult.  We are wondering what some of you guys suggest we use to start.2 of us have a book called C++ for dummies 4rth edition.  I think my main problem might be is understanding how to use the compiler.It generally only takes a couple of days (at most) to get your compiler working correctly.  It''s good that you''re doing it with friends, but you need to remember that some people will have a lot more trouble than others, and that you need to move ahead slowly, even with only one person.   ;  We are using Dev C++Whats funny is i just tried it with the code i found on an internet tutorial, and it worked.  There must have been a fault in the code some how.  It might be because C++ for dummies is using GNU, which runs in DOS, i have xp so i can''t use my DOS.  Maybe thats it? ;  umm with dev-cpp are you sure your running it as a console program. and you gotta go start a new project before you code.    ;DEv - C++''s forum might be a good place for this <--Click That    ;Dev-C++ is evil.;  Some of the header files were changed (1998), such as the I/O header file to try and make the C++ launguage a bit more universal. It used to be #include <iostream.h>, which wont compile on dev c++, its now #include <iostream>. Also you need ''using namespace std;'' at the start of your code to declare space for the cout, cin, endl objects.  Maybe that your probem ?    ''A library consists of the actual binary code behind the API. You link your game code to the library to make everything work.'' ;quote:Original post by Raloth  Dev-C++ is evil. Dev-Studio is slower less funtional and generates larger executables. It will get better. But Dev-Cpp is years old. And at the time better.LETS NOT FLAME WAR OVER WHAT IDE IT''S ALL THE SAME COMPILER  