Taking the C++ plunge

[d000hg]

Definitely recommend Visual Studio Express, however you might also find something like GCC good for command-line test apps, when learning the language.

Top Tip #1: view learning to use debugger as part of the language, not something you add on later.

[Sysman]

I also suggest that you do a "C" refresher of some sort...

Good luck.

Seconded.

[OwlHoot]

Since my contract is unlikely to be renewed in August and the RPG / Midas prospects are looking bleak, I've decided to re-skill in another banking package (Summit).

This necessitates me learning C++.

I did a bit of C at uni (12 years ago), but nothing since. I'm currently an AS400/system i developer so don't know a massive amount about OO programming but how hard can it be - right?

Can anybody recommend:

1) an online tutorial to get me started (google found this linky - any good?)
2) some books for further learning
3) development tools I might find handy

TIA

If you need any C++ e-books, e.g. O'Reilly or Wiley etc, I have copies. All of them

Just pm me.