Introduction

Congratulations! By reading this sentence, you are already 20 seconds closer to learning C++, one of the most important programming languages in the world.

If you continue for another 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 40 seconds, you will master the fundamentals of the C++ programming language. Twenty-four one-hour lessons cover important features such as managing I/O, creating loops and arrays, using object-oriented programming with templates, and creating C++ programs.

All of this has been organized into well-structured, easy-to-follow lessons. There are working projects that you create—complete with output and an analysis of the code—to illustrate the topics of the hour. Syntax examples are clearly marked for handy reference.

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