C and C++ Learning Course

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C and C++From source code to shipped native software

A course for experienced Swift, Java, and C# programmers covering the languages, compilers, builds, dependencies, debugging, and portability.

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  • Two languages, clearly separated

    Learn C and modern C++ on their own terms, including the places where shared syntax hides different design rules.

  • Tooling from first principles

    Follow preprocessing, compilation, linking, loading, Make, CMake, IDEs, package managers, and CI as connected layers.

  • Written for experienced developers

    Move quickly through familiar constructs and slow down for ownership, undefined behavior, templates, ABIs, and native build boundaries.

About this course ​

C and C++ projects expose machinery that batteries-included ecosystems often place behind one manifest and one command. That machinery is learnable. The course begins with a tiny command-line build, names every artifact it creates, and then shows how higher-level tools automate the same responsibilities.

Articles contain realistic examples and optional prompts with reasoned answers. There are no required assignments or completion gates.