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C++ Learning Resources

Magus`Magus` The fun has been DOUBLED!Registered User regular
My fiance decided to go to school for programming and is really struggling. I, of course, know next to nothing about coding.

It's an online class so there isn't really a lot of back and forth to go over stuff.

What is a good resource we can go over together to make sense of this stuff?

I'd prefer text as videos tend to be very slow. A mix would be okay, though.

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    CelestialBadgerCelestialBadger Registered User regular
    This site is great:

    https://www.learncpp.com/

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    tinwhiskerstinwhiskers Registered User regular
    Is this their first programming experience? What exactly are they struggling with? Syntax? Object oriented design? Debugging? The arcane art of pointers?

    Basically is the struggle C++ specifically, or is the issue programming that happens to be in C++?

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    RendRend Registered User regular
    You said it's an online class, are there office hours offered at any point? I highly recommend making liberal use of office hours. Starting out in programming is notoriously difficult but it helps a LOT to have someone to talk to in real time.

    But also tinwhiskers' question is a good one. There's kind of a different approach depending on what they are struggling with- programming in general, c++ in particular, or one that I've seen really often, which is feeling like nothing the student does is relevant or that they're not making any progress (even though they are)

    What exactly is the issue at hand?

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    RendRend Registered User regular
    That being said if you're just looking for a grab-and-go sort of resource, I've had good experiences in the past with code academy, though I think these days you might have to pay a bit for it.

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    bowenbowen How you doin'? Registered User regular
    We do have a programmer thread: https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/225371/programming-page-overflow-to-new-thread#latest

    A few of us know C++, so if either of you need help let us know.

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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    Magus`Magus` The fun has been DOUBLED! Registered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    We do have a programmer thread: https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/225371/programming-page-overflow-to-new-thread#latest

    A few of us know C++, so if either of you need help let us know.

    Thanks!

    At this point I just want to help her pass. She's most likely going to change majors.

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