My learning adventures in C++ are going quite well and I think I have made notes (via my previous blog posts) on most of the C++ basics, which means it is time to discuss pointers. As I have wrote in my previous blog entries, I'm still finding my feet with C++ so apologies if this … Continue reading Learning C++: The Basics Of Pointers
Just a quick blog post about my favourite mini computer, the Raspberry Pi. This morning (Thursday 28th May 2020) the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced the launch of the 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 (official news here: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/8gb-raspberry-pi-4-on-sale-now-at-75/) to join the year old 4GB and 2GB Raspberry Pi 4* Alongside the news of the new Pi model … Continue reading Raspbian and Raspberry Pi OS (Raspberry Pi)
My previous blog post introduced creating classes in C++, and I used public. Re-reading that post I realised I should go into a little more detail on public and private. Public and Private The spaces within C++ allow for data to be: public Public is available throughout the program. It can be defined in a … Continue reading Learning C++: Public, Private and More Class
In this blog post I am going to take a look at creating classes in C++. This forms part of my learning C++ series of blog posts. A class is a type blueprint, which defines the characteristics and behaviours of all instances of the class. To create a class, the class keyword is used followed … Continue reading Learning C++: Introduction To Classes
The Raspberry Pi is a fantastic computer and the GPIO (General Purpose Input / Output) pins allow for lots of a different hats, or phats (Pi Hats). I have used some of these options in past project (e.g. a temperature project, a countdown display) and installation of the hats is generally very easy, i.e. power … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Sense Hat (Raspberry Pi)
My previous blog post looked at If, Else and Else If statements which work, however C++ also has a tidier approach called switch statements. In the below example I have defined a character variable called response, initialised with the character 'y'. I am then taking input and storing this input in the response variable. char … Continue reading Learning C++: Switch Statements
In this C++ blog post I am going to look at For loops, If / Else and Else If statements. For Loops The for loop layout is made up of three parts: for (initialisation; conditional; iteration) { CODE-TO-CARRY_OUT } Initialisation Statement Carried out before the first loop is run and initialises the variables used in … Continue reading Learning C++: For Loops, If, Else If and Else Statements
My blog posts on C++ so far have looked at the basic data types and arrays, structs, enums and unions. With this blog post I am going to look at the 3 steps used to compile C++ and a brief look at writing "Hello, World!" in C++. C++ is a compiled language, which means that … Continue reading Learning C++: Preprocessor, Compiler, Linker and “Hello, World!”
In this blog post I am going to take a look at arrays, enumerations, structs and unions within C++. As with my previous post I am creating this blog entry as notes to myself for reference, but they also benefit others. First though some excellent (for me) news, on my C++ learning path (started in … Continue reading Learning C++: Arrays, Enumerations, Structs and Unions (C++)
The Coronavirus lockdown here in the UK is starting to ease, but it still means a lot of time at home. I'm trying to use that time to be more productive and learn more, which has lead me to C++. C++ C++ has a long history (going back to 1985) and is a high level … Continue reading Learning C++, Basic Data Types and Operators (C++)
