[jmullins16]

I agree there are lots of good tutorials on getting started with C++. Keith has a very good list and I've been through many of them in getting our team started using C++ two years ago. Some are focused on writing a generic C++ program, Object-Oriented programming, or specifically using C++ with WPILib for an FRC robot (screenstepslive).

I recommend that if you have a robot to test with, stay close to the WPILib/screensteps tutorials which get you going very quickly. And if you want to have an initial set of template headers and source files to see how a project fits together, take a look at RobotBuilder. It will get you a working C++ project that is driving with only a few lines of your own code. It can sometimes be easier learning the language when you see lots of the structure in place for you to modify.

If you don't have a robot to learn the language right away, then I would focus on the more generic C++ tutorials that can be run with most C++ compilers. Retention is always better when you have to debug something and make it work.

By using RobotBuilder our team spends more time figuring out WPILib calls to add robot functionality than how to use C++ as a language. And that's what I want them to do.