Well, first of all you may need some software I use when I do programming, so you can test thing right away while you are with me. Some of them may not work in other places.

• MinGW Developer Studio is my favourite developing suite for C/C++ programming. Go get it at Parinya Software website.

• To test if a C/C++ program behaves differently on another compiler I also use Borland C++ Compiler 5.5 that is free combined with Relo 2. You find these pieces of software at Borland download page and Relo website.

• Sometimes I switch back to Pascal programming or Delphi, so you may need them as well. One of the best classic style while modern under the hood suite is Virtual Pascal. Unfortunately the development of this suite has stopped, so you have to find it yourself.

• What is a reference (a C++ snipet that show how to use a refence)
• Cool vs Supercool (two classes and a bunch of concepts: static members, virtual member functions, pure virtual functions, abstract class, call of the constructor in the inherited class)
• New-Delete vs Malloc-Free (a simple example of use of new-delete and malloc-free pairs for a class)
• Strange vs Evenstranger (two classes and the friendship relation between them)
• Flower power or not (a base class and two descendants)

Java is quite nicer than C++, but its hierarchy of classes can drive you mad sometimes. Look what I made.

• Quick Sort implementation.