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The Complete C++ Developer Course

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Overview

Updated for 2025 – Master Modern C++ with Real Projects and Challenges!

What you'll learn:
  • Master the fundamentals of modern C++ programming, including variables, control flow, functions, and data types
  • Apply procedural and object oriented techniques using classes, constructors, encapsulation, and dynamic memory
  • Develop practical skills and terminology related to software development
  • Build and manipulate common data structures, including arrays, vectors, linked lists, stacks, and queues
  • Understand and implement abstract data types (ADTs) using both array- and pointer-based approaches
  • Strengthen problem-solving and debugging skills with practice challenges, hands-on exercises, and clear explanations

Welcome to The Complete C++ Developer Coursefully refreshed for Summer 2025 with brand-new content, modern projects, and updated tooling!


Why Learn C++?

C++ remains one of the most powerful and in-demand programming languages in the world. With over 4 million developers using it and average U.S. salaries exceeding $100,000, C++ continues to dominate fields like game development, high-performance systems, finance, simulations, robotics, and more.

C++ gives you full control of system resources, powerful performance, and mastery over both low-level and high-level programming.


Why This Course?

This course is designed for beginners and anyone looking to build real fluency in C++. It’s hands-on, challenge-based, and focused on building both your confidence and competence through projects, quizzes, and carefully explained concepts.

You’ll learn not just the how, but the why behind the code—from the fundamentals of variables and loops to advanced concepts like object-oriented programming, dynamic memory, file I/O, the Standard Template Library (STL), and even custom data structures.


What's New in the Summer 2025 Refresh?

  • All-new HD recordings with clearer explanations and cleaner code

  • Modern C++ features and updated IDE setup for Visual Studio and VS Code

  • Streamlined pacing and improved structure

  • Refined practice challenges in nearly every lecture

Sample Projects in this Course Include:

  • Area Calculator – Using constants, arithmetic, and formatted output

  • MoreArrayFun – Populating and printing arrays using traditional and range-based loops

  • TwiceNumbers – Using the STL array class with calculated values

  • VectorPractice – Inserting, removing, and iterating over dynamic vectors

  • Employee Salary Report – A modern file input/output project using real-world scenarios

  • Student Roster Generator – Handling and organizing student data with file processing

  • Movie Genre Preferences – Frequency counting using map or unordered_map

  • Language Translator – Implementing a mini dictionary-style program

  • Crop Hybridization Simulator – Applying random number generation and probability

  • Drone Fleet Tracker – Managing a dynamic list of drones with object pointers

  • Exception Lab – Practicing try/catch blocks, custom exceptions, and input validation


Who's Teaching This?

Your instructor is John P. Baugh, Ph.D., a professional software engineer, consultant, and college professor with over 15 years of teaching experience. Dr. Baugh combines deep technical knowledge with an easygoing, beginner-friendly teaching style that makes learning C++ approachable and fun.


This course is eligible for the Codestars Certificate Authority (CCA) certificate. Students can take the official exam via codestarscom, and those who pass the quiz will receive their CCA certificate. (more details in the course!)


What Are You Waiting For?

Join 12,000+ students and start your journey into modern C++ today. Whether you're preparing for a job, building your own apps, or just curious how software really works under the hood—this course has everything you need.

Jump in and start coding now!

Syllabus

  • Getting Started
  • Fundamentals
  • Control Statements
  • Arrays and Vectors
  • Functions
  • Introduction to Classes and Objects
  • Exceptions and Debugging
  • Pointers
  • File Input and Output
  • Inheritance and Polymorphism
  • Templates, the STL, and Other Skills
  • Fundamentals of Data Structures
  • ----- Legacy Content Below - Optional Archive from Original Course -----
  • Getting Started
  • Fundamentals
  • Control Statements
  • Arrays and Vectors
  • Functions
  • Introduction to Classes and Objects
  • Exceptions and Debugging
  • Pointers
  • File Input and Output
  • Inheritance and Polymorphism
  • Templates, the STL, and Other Skills
  • Fundamentals of Data Structures

Taught by

Codestars • over 2.5 million students worldwide! and John P. Baugh

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