C++ guide

If you don't have any programming experience

You should take CS 101 in the near future to get some programming experience, and then go to the next step. Alternately, there are dozens of tutorials and books out there (and in the lab) that can help you get a grasp of C++.

If you are coming from Java:

Go to the cplusplus language tutorial to learn about the C++ syntax and how it is different/similar to Java. Then try reading through Man.cpp and see if it makes sense to you.

Coding style

We try to abide to the K&R standard more or less with one VERY IMPORTANT exception:

We use 4 spaces instead of a tab

That means when you press Tab in your code, it should insert 4 spaces instead of an actual Tab character. So make sure your favorite editor is set to insert spaces instead of tabs!