The Details

• Step 1: Start Here to Get your software installed & watch my Introduction Video

1. Get Visual Studio 2017 Community Edition installed on your computer. Be sure to add C++ during the install!
2. Setting up Visual Studio for C++ Desktop Applications
   • To add C++ windows forms projects into VS, download this project & follow these directions.
3. Now make some adjustments to Visual Studio before creating any projects! Read this.
   

4. Introduction to Programming Video: Please watch this first! View it in Full Screen Mode

• Get the project I used in this video if you want to.
  
• Quiz 1 on this video week 2

• Lesson 1
  Introduction to C++ & Data Entry (Murach Chapters 1-3 & Chapters 1-2 in Allain)

• Exploring Visual C++ (Unmanaged Code vs Managed code)
• First Day Demo C# version
• Starter Projects
  • Native version
  • CLR Console version
  • GUI version
• Native Code
  • 1- HelloWorld (2 projects)
  • 2- Data Entry Part 1
  • 3- Data Entry Part 2
• CLR Console version
  • 1- HelloWorld
  • 2- Data Entry Part 1
  • 3- Data Entry Part 2
• CLR GUI version
  • Introducing GUI apps
  • 1-HelloWorld (2 apps)
  • 2-Data Entry Part 1
  • 3-Data Entry Part 2
Lab: Create a Win32 console app based on simple data entry.
• Quiz on Lesson 1

• Breaking down a C++ project
• How to create a Win32 app
• Great tutorial on creating unmanaged projects.
• Getting Started with C++
• Great tutorial on managed projects.
• C++ Language
• C++ Keywords 
• C++ Data Types

• Lesson 2
  
  • Introduction to Variables (Murach Chapter 4 & Chapter 3 in Allain)
  • Formatting strings (Murach p. 112)

• Introduction to Variables
  

• Learning about .Net Data Types

• Learning C++ Data Types (Slides) (Chapter 4 in Murach)

• Native Code
  • 1- Data Entry Part 3
• CLR Console version
  • Introduction to Variables
  • Data Entry Part 3 (Simple math & composite string formatting)
• CLR GUI version
  • Data Entry Part 3  (Simple math)
  • Data Entry Part 4 (Using Listboxes)
   
• Quiz on Lesson2

• Using Variables Video (Includes the types of errors you can get)
• In C# we use the Decimal data type for handling money. In C++ we will use the Double data type so make a note of that!

• Lesson 3
  
• More on variables, running totals & other cool stuff (Murach Chapter 4 & Chapter 3 in Allain)

• Using Dynamic Properties, Running Totals, & Counts

• Native Code
  • Running Totals & Counts
• CLR Console version
  • Console App: Totals & Counts
• CLR GUI version
  • Using List Boxes & Dynamic Properties
  • Running Totals & Counting (GUI)
  • Ron's Pet Store Demo (includes my images)

• Quiz on Lesson 3

• Listboxes & Dynamic Properties Video

• Totals & Counts Video

• Ron's Pet Store Demo Video

• Exam 1 covers Lessons 1-3.

• Lesson 4
  
• Making Decisions (Murach Chapter 5. Allain Chapter 4 & 7)
• Custom Event Handlers (Murach Chapter 6
• Loops (Murach p.136. Allain Chapter 5)

• IF  Statements
  
• Native Code
  • If-Else logic
• CLR Console version
  • Console App: If commands Part 1
  • Making Complex Decisions:
    • Console App: If commands Part 2
• CLR GUI version
  • IF Statements
  • Using in-line If statements (ternary operator)
    

• Switch Statements

• Native Code
  • Using Switch
• CLR Console version
  •  Console App: Mr. Switch
• CLR GUI version
  • Using Switch
  • Validating Textboxes Demo
  • Form Closing Demo
• Quiz on this section

• If statements Part 1 Video

• If statements Part 2 Video

• Working with Switch Video

• Use one event handler for multiple controls Video

• Using A Counted Loop (For loop)

• Native Code
  • Counted For Loops
• CLR Console version
  • Console App: For Loops
• CLR GUI version
  • Loop Test Demo

  • Counted Loops: For Loop demo 

• Using Logic & Collection Loops (Do While, While, & For Each)

• Native Code
  • Example of Do & While Loops
• CLR Console version
  • Console App:Logic Loops
• CLR GUI version
  • Loop test Demo
  • Using List boxes Part 1
  • Using List boxes Part 2
• Collection Loops (For Each)
  • Native version (Ranged-For)
  • CLR GUI version
    • Console App: For Each Demo
    • For Each Loop Demo (GUI)
    • Using List boxes Part 3
    • Controls Collection Demo
• Quiz on this section

• Counted Loops Video

• Logic Loops Video

• Collection Loops Video

EXAM 2 Covers all lessons