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1What C++ is and where it came from
2Where C++ is used: games, systems, finance
3Compilers: GCC, Clang, MSVC
4Your first program and the build process
5Headers and the preprocessor
6The compilation pipeline: preprocess, compile, link
7Build systems: CMake basics
8Modern C++: C++11 through C++23
9Variables and fundamental types
10auto: type deduction
11Constants and constexpr
12Namespaces
13std::string vs. C strings
14Input and output with iostream
15References vs. pointers
16if, switch, and loops
17Range-based for loops
18Function overloading
19Default arguments
20Lambda expressions
21Function pointers and std::function

1What C++ is and where it came from
2Where C++ is used: games, systems, finance
3Compilers: GCC, Clang, MSVC
4Your first program and the build process
5Headers and the preprocessor
6The compilation pipeline: preprocess, compile, link
7Build systems: CMake basics
8Modern C++: C++11 through C++23
9Variables and fundamental types
10auto: type deduction
11Constants and constexpr
12Namespaces
13std::string vs. C strings
14Input and output with iostream
15References vs. pointers
16if, switch, and loops
17Range-based for loops
18Function overloading
19Default arguments
20Lambda expressions
21Function pointers and std::function

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