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The C++ Field Guide

All in one. Source of truth. Call me if you get stuck.

Peter —

I rolled all my notes into one guide. The earlier two PDFs had a couple things wrong (I fixed those in the Sim 3 addendum) — this combined one is the source of truth. If it disagrees with anything I sent you before, trust this.

Big new section toward the back: How to Code 101 — knowns, unknowns, nouns, verbs. I walk through it by writing a Blackjack game from scratch. Every concept shows up in that one program.

Read on the page below, or tap the button to open the PDF in your browser. On iPhone, after it opens, hit the Share icon → Save to Files if you want to keep it offline.

— Mark

The printable version

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47 pages · Source of truth

The C++ Field Guide

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