c++ fundamentals

C++ Fundamentals
The purpose of this section is simply to lay down the foundations of
C++. These are the core concepts in programming and in C++ that
you will need throughout this book. Although the examples in this sec-
tion are not as exciting as those in later sections, they are very important.
If you do not master the topics in this section, you will be unable to
master the rest of this book. At the end of this section, you should be able
to write basic C++ programs. These first nine chapters represent the core
of C++. You cannot even begin to consider yourself a programmer, much
less a C++ programmer, if you do not master these first eight chapters.