As you prepare for your first week of learning how to program in C++, you will need a few things: a compiler, an editor, and this book. If you don't have a C++ compiler and an editor, you can still use this book, but you won't get as much out of it as you would if you were to do the exercises.
The best way to learn to program is by writing programs! At the end of each day you will find a workshop containing a quiz and some exercises. Be sure to take the time to answer all the questions, and to evaluate your work as objectively as you can. The later chapters build on the lessons in the earlier chapters, so be sure you fully understand the material before moving on.
The material in the first five days will be familiar to you. Be sure to skim the material and to do the exercises, to make sure you are fully up to speed before going on to Day 6.
The first week covers the material you need to get started with programming in general, and with C++ in particular. On Days 1 and 2 you will be introduced to the basic concepts of programming and program flow. On Day 3 you will learn about variables and constants and how to use data in your programs. On Day 4 you will learn how programs branch based on the data provided and the conditions encountered when the program is running. On Day 5 you will learn what functions are and how to use them, and on Day 6 you will learn about classes and objects. Day 7 teaches more about program flow, and by the end of the first week you will be writing real object-oriented programs.
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