c++ how long ?

I want to start with learning c++ but I have some questions

1.Is there maybe another programming language I should know before starting with c++?
2.how long did it take u ppl that know c++ to learn the basics of it ?
3.Also what do u advise me to start with if I want to learn this ?

You can "Learn C++ in 24 Hours!"... it would probably take a few or two to get a good grasp.

http://www.gamedev.net might prove useful. Also, you don't really need to start with another language. Some say it's easier if you know another language already, especially as C++ is so "tricky", but honestly, I find it quite obvious that programming would be easier if you already know the basic thinking behind the whole thing.

I'd go for C++ at once without wasting my time on another language such as BASIC. While BASIC can still do a lot of useful things today, it's going to be really hard to find a job as a BASIC programmer. Blah.

I'm in the process of writing a c tutorial for zelaron at the moment...give me a month or two and i will post it

if you have questions feel free to pm me and ill try 2 help as much as possible. C++ is pretty easy...u can learn it as ur 1st language i think. I think i went through a book in about 2 or 3 days of c...but im still learning other things...but the basics if u work at it u could prolly get easily in a week. I have my first couple of chapters done for my tutorial. If you'd like I could pm them to you but I don't want to post it on zelaron until ive finished completely.

A VB programmer typically gets paid more than a C++ programmer, because most people just jump into the C++ bandwagon, therefore there are less professional VB programmers.

BUT, what I recommend is you learn all languages. There's nothing employers love more than that.

yea vb is pretty great. Once i get around my lazyness i will probably learn that formally out of some book or something...not just bits and pieces off of some internet site. VB is well paying, C++ is well paying...java is up and coming it seems like. If you want to be a linux programmer though VB is pointless but for windows VB is probably the BEST language.

if ur going linux i'd know:
assembly
c++
perl

if ur going windows:
assembly
c++
java
VB
perhaps a language u might not have heard of called python (that's a language im working on right now...it's great)

if you're going into some specific fields than other languages are required. Lisp is great for AI. Then if your going internet ull wanna know html, vbscript, php...so on.

thx that helps ALOT.

mJordan2nd, I'll just wait untill u got the whole thing finished and posted here at Zelaron.

The reason I was asking is because I'm in my last year at highschool and I'm going to college next year. Were going to learn c++ , JAVA for sure, so I thought, to make things easier for when I'm there, to start learning it already which could save me alot of time. But if its true that it can be done in a couple of weeks (I thought it would take 4 months or something like that), then there is no need rushing it because I still have 8 months before college starts .

well...concepts dont take long at all 2 learn...but u have 2 practice somewhat. The logic is much harder 2 learn than syntax. You can learn a language in a couple weeks easy yes...but 2 actually beable 2 make a program that is not just trivial can take a while sometimes. Once you learn the syntax i would reccomend studying some other open-source programs.

If your going to learn how to use C++ just go and do it. One problem I had is I knew VB before i started learning C++ and when i started programing, I would get fusturated and just use VB cause it is so much faster. But when u make programs in C++ they are much much faster than when u make them in VB. So, just go and learn C++ and dont worry about anything else until u have it down.