Ask HN: Help me learn C++ in a week
I don't want to get very deep to the major details covering the oops part too. Will appreciate all the useful resource and books.
If you just want to learn the basics, it's pretty simple. You just need a compiler, a text editor, and some semi-decent reference.
Compiler: If you're on Windows, you'll probably want Visual Studio Express. Otherwise, you just need gcc.
Text editor: There are plenty of open source ones. Google for one available on your platform.
What to study: It's a fairly easy language to read if you're familiar with other curly languages like Java or PHP, especially if you're ignoring most of the standard library and OOP. See if your library has C++ Primer (Lippman) or any O'Reilly C++ books, or pick up one from this list (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/388242/the-definitive-c-b...). Then just work through the first few chapters, solving each question/example. Otherwise, Googling "C++ tutorial" will help, but you might not get a complete answer.