What should we learn in the beginning?

Which C++ topics should we learn about in the beginning? What are the C++ basics we need to learn before moving to classes, templates and the C++ Standard Library?

In the beginning, we should learn about the following essential C++ topics:

• Built-in types
• Declaration
• Definition
• Initialization
• Operands
• Operators
• Expressions
• Statements
• Built-in statements
• Scope and lifetime
• Automatic and dynamic storage
• References
• Functions
• more...

What should I learn when it comes to C++ functions?

Basic function-related topics include the following topics:

• Function declarations
• Function definitions
• Invoking a function
• Passing arguments by value, reference, and const-reference
• The return statement
• Function overloads

What to learn next?

Then, we can start learning about C++ classes, templates, and the C++ Standard Library.