Complex data types are usually classes. Some might be supplied by the language, while others are user defined. Complex data types have methods built in for working with the data, libraries that come with the language (potentially) and will vary from language to language on how they are stored and handled. The types of data…
Standard convention for programming with C++ can be found in several other languages. Not only is the commands similar to other languages, but so is the structure format. Now C++ doesn’t care about white space (tabs, spaces, new line characters, etc), but it makes it easier to read and debug, and work with others. While…
C and C++ are complied languages. Unlike Python which is typically interpreted, which means the run time converts the source code to computer understandable code as it runs, C/C++ has to go through a process to make it run on a computer. This process is called compiling, but there is actually several steps to this…
A little bit of history C++ is an expansion of the C programming language. It’s main addition was the ability to create and use objects. That makes it an Object Oriented Programming (OOP) based language. You do not have to start with objects however, as it retains all of the C procedural language constructs and…
Let’s look at a simple program and work through it step by step. #include #include statements are at the top of the file, and let you include any libraries you might need. iostream, in our example is used to help process input and output. You might think this is standard, but if you are building…
Let’s look at some samples of using recursion. Sometimes we use t because it is easier to write and maintain. Sometimes it is because it’s about the only way we can. The use of recursion is all around us. One major example is in fractals. A fractal is a never-ending pattern. Fractals are infinitely complex…
We’ve seen examples of where one function calls another. For example inside of main, you see that load_data(), total(), and average() are called. Recursion is where a function, calls itself. As you can see, calling yourself is “easy” but also “dangerous”. You can easily end up in an infinite recursive loop, that is until you…
We’ve looked at working with a single object. But what about real life situations, where you need multiple objects? For example, as Python Object of a single student is nice, but you need to have a group of them to be really useful. This also works for other objects, like cars on a dealership lot,…
