This page should receive a lot of attention over the next few weeks/months as I'm actively trying to learn this language.

• References
• const keyword
• ...more...

Various resources in no particular order (I'll eventually organize them)

• The C++ Programming Language - The original author's C++ page.
• Wikibooks C++ Programming
• C++ in the Real World: Advice from the Trenches
• Deitel C++ Programming Resource Center
• One reason C++ sucks compared to C ¹⁾
• Boost, free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries.
• Deitel's C++ Resource Center
• C/C++ Runtime Libraries - MSDN, VS2005
• CProgramming.com - Programming Tutorials
• gamedev.net - Tutorials, Forums
• dreamincode.net - Tutorials, Forums
• Holub Associates - C++ Rules of thumb from the table of contents in Enough Rope to Shoot Yourself in the Foot
  • Mirrored list
• Free Programmers', Webmasters' and Security Resources²⁾
• scribd.com documents tagged with C++. Ex: cpp-notes
• C++ Home³⁾ - Good FAQs listed here.
• C++ FAQ LITE — Frequently Asked Questions
• C++ FAQ index from faqs.org
• C++ Programming Language Tutorials
• Tech Talk - A Use for stringstreams
• The C++ Source, online journal for C++ Community
• The C++ Annotations
• java2s.com - C++ Tutorial
• intelligentedu.com - Blogs which link to programming resources (College lectures, books). Looks very good.
• koders.com - Open Source Code Search Engine
• pcgameprogramming.wordpress.com One person's web log about learning game programming from scratch.
• C++ Reference
• codeproject.com - Articles, Code, Message Boards
• LearnCpp.com is a totally free website devoted to teaching you to program in C++.
• apitalk.com - Resource center and source code repository (has useful articles)
• codeguru.com - Lots of articles and occasionally book excerpts
• C++ Coding Standard
• Design by Contract Programming in C++
• C++ Pitfalls
• relisoft.com - C++ Resources page⁴⁾
• cplusplus.com - The C++ Resources Network⁵⁾
• C++ Quick Reference

• How to read data from csv file in an array and parse
• Mayukh Bose's C/C++ Software ⁶⁾

• class to Read Ini File
• gamedev.net - ini reader (c++, any platform)
• programmingforums.org - INI-file reader

• Windows Data Types

• Exporting C++ classes without using MFC extension DLL

• Getting attributes of a user out of active directory

I am hoping to create a volume limiter for use at work and after some light research I'll use WinAPI functions from the Winmm library.

I had looked at these for ideas …

• Volume Manipulation Classes
• Windows XP: Limiting sound in Windows XP Pro
• Audio Mixer Functions Demo
• Windows Media Player Standby Plug-in⁷⁾
• Audio Player using winmm.dll and WPL file

but this article gave me what i was looking for:

• mixerSetControlDetails

Of interest is this forum posting:

To workaround this issue, do not link your application with WINMM, but
instead use LoadLibrary to import the function at runtime.

An application does this by calling the LoadLibrary function to load the
DLL and then calling the GetProcAddress function to retrieve the address of
the required function. The application should
check the values returned from LoadLibrary and from GetProcAddress to
ensure that these functions succeed. If the DLL is not found or does not
export the desired function, one of these calls fails, and the
application can handle the error gracefully.

Multimedia Functions

• Audio Mixer Functions
• Waveform Functions

I won't need these however:

• auxSetVolume
• auxGetVolume
• auxGetNumDevs
• AUXCAPS

Note sure about this one:

• Setting CD player volume

• MSDN - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

• Lock Windows Desktop (keyboard hook)

• Simple Registry I/O
• Common Registry Settings
• tek-tips.com - How to read values of the system's registry
• Registry Operations using Win32
• Working with the Windows Registry in C++
• programmersheaven.com - get registry value

• RegOpenKey
• RegQueryValueEx

• IT Community bytes - C++
• cprogramming.com - C/C++ Message board
• Ars Technica Programmer's Symposium

I'm using these books to teach myself

• You Can Program in C++: A Programmer's Introduction
  • Supplementary Material
  • Publisher's page

• You Can Do It!: A Beginners Introduction to Computer Programming
  • Errata, Support
  • Publisher's site
  • YCDI notes

• C++ How to Program (5th Edition)
  • Eratta, Support

• C++ Primer Plus (5th Edition, 2nd printing)
  • Downloads, Samples, Extra Content

• Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 2005
  • Errata, Support

I haven't been using these lately, but in the future I'll make (more) use of them⁸⁾

• Professional C++ (Programmer to Programmer)
  • Eratta, Support

• C++ Common Knowledge: Essential Intermediate Programming
  • Extras, Sample Content
  • Author's website

• Jamsa's C/C++/C# Programmer's Bible ⁹⁾

• How Not to Program in C++: 111 Broken Programs and 3 Working Ones, or Why Does 2+2=5986
  • Eratta, Support
  • Author's website
  • Review ¹⁰⁾

• Accelerated C++
  • Website for the book (errata, etc.)

• The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference
  • Website for the book (errata, etc.)

• C++ Pocket Reference¹¹⁾
  • Errata, PDF purchase, etc @ O'Reilly Media

• Thinking in C++
  • Thinking in C++, Volume One: Introduction to Standard C++ (2nd Edition)
  • Thinking in C++, Volume Two: Practical Programming
  • Thinking in C++ Electronic books page ¹²⁾
  • planetpdf.com - PDF copies of these books

• Introduction to 3D Game Programming with Direct X 9, Direct X 9.0c, Direct 3D 10
  • Author's site (errata, forums, etc.)

The descriptions are borrowed from the tool websites

• DJGPP is a complete 32-bit C/C++ development system for Intel 80386 (and higher) PCs running DOS. It includes ports of many GNU development utilities. The development tools require a 80386 or newer computer to run, as do the programs they produce. In most cases, the programs it produces can be sold commercially without license or royalties.

• Digital Mars C and C++ Compilers for Win32, Win16, DOS32 and DOS. Fastest compile/link times, powerful optimization technology, Design by Contract, complete library source, HTML browsable documentation, disassembler, librarian, resource compiler, make, etc., command line and GUI versions, tutorials, sample code, online updates, Standard Template Library, and much more.

• MinGW A collection of freely available and freely distributable Windows specific header files and import libraries, augmenting the GNU Compiler Collection, (GCC), and its associated tools, (GNU binutils). MinGW provides a complete Open Source programming tool set which is suitable for the development of native Windows programs that do not depend on any 3rd-party C runtime DLLs.¹³⁾

• Microsoft Visual C++ Express can build both native and managed applications. Included is the Windows Platform SDK which can build applications that use the Win32 API. Applications utilizing either MFC or ATL require the Standard Edition or higher, and will not compile with the Express Edition.¹⁴⁾
  • Using Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition with the Microsoft Platform SDK
  • Using libraries with Visual Studio 2005 Express

• Willus.com's Win32 C/C++ Compilers Page

• thefreecountry.com - Free C/C++ Compilers and Interpreters

• Dependency Walker is a free utility that scans any 32-bit or 64-bit Windows module (exe, dll, ocx, sys, etc.) and builds a hierarchical tree diagram of all dependent modules.