C and C++ Programming Tutorials & GDB Guides

1. START PROGRAMMING

Beginner? Start with these:

1. Getting Started With C Programming — Hello World Tutorial
2. Creating Your First C++ Program in Eclipse
3. Binary Numbers Explained

Want a task? → Write and run a simple program, then experiment by changing its output.

2. UNDERSTAND C AND C++

Build a stronger understanding of what your code is doing.

Core tutorials:

• Understanding Pointers in C (With Lego)
• Dynamic Memory in C++ — new and delete
• Static Variables in C and C++ — Function Level
• Static Variables in C and C++ — File Level
• How to Use errno in C and C++

3. MASTER OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING

Understand classes, inheritance, and polymorphism.

Read these:

1. What Is Object-Oriented Programming?
2. What Is Inheritance in C++?
3. Polymorphism Example in C++
4. Overriding or Overloading in C++?
5. Initialization Lists in C++

4. LEARN TO DEBUG WITH GDB

Stop guessing what’s wrong with your code!

Follow my GDB learning path:

1. GDB Command Line Tutorial — Part 1
2. GDB Tutorial — Part 2
3. GDB Tutorial — Part 3
4. GDB Breakpoints
5. GDB Conditional Breakpoints
6. How to Debug a Core Dump With GDB

More advanced debugging:

• GDB Disassemble Command: Memory, Registers and Assembly
• View a Backtrace for All Threads With GDB
• Save GDB Breakpoints
• Log GDB Output to a File

5. DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS FURTHER

Templates and modern C++:

• C++ Templates Made Easy
• Function Templates in C++
• C++11 Auto Keyword

Threads and concurrency:

• A pthreads Tutorial
• A C++11 Threads Tutorial

Libraries and linking:

• How to Create a Shared Library
• How to Install and Access Shared Libraries

TOOLS & TROUBLESHOOTING

Eclipse IDE:

• Using Multiple Workspaces in Eclipse
• Turn On Line Numbers in Eclipse
• Eclipse: Nothing to Be Done for All
• Access GDB Directly in Eclipse

GDB troubleshooting:

• GDB Auto-Load Safe-Path Declined
• GDB: Unable to Find Dynamic Linker Breakpoint Function