C++ Programming Workshop

Course Number:  633-JK
Recommended Duration:  5 days

Intended Audience
Experienced C programmers needing to create or maintain programs using the C++ language.

Course Overview
C programmers learn to create, modify, and test C++ programs.  There are fifteen machine exercises.  Exercises may be performed using text editor and any available C++ compiler.  Upon request, IDE's like Visual Studio may be used.

Objectives
Students learn the differences between C and C++; basic object-oriented concepts and design; and the major components of C++ language including: Constructors / Destructors, Function and Operator Overloading, the C++ I/O System, and Virtual Functions.  Numerous hands-on exercises familiarize students with techniques for programming, object-orientation, and problem-solving using the C++ language.

Prerequisites:  C programming experience is important.

Topics

• C++ syntax (ANSI/ISO standard)

• Fundamental C++ programming constructs

• Arithmetic, looping, and conditional logic

• Stream I/O (cin and cout)

• Object-oriented benefits and features

• Classes and Objects

• Encapsulation

• Declaration, Definition, and Instantiation

• Function and Operator Overloading

• Inheritance

• File I/O

• Pointers and References

• Constructor and Destructor functions

• Polymorphism