I don't recommend cppreference for novices. It is by no means an easy read. It is a reference, first of all. It enumerates all possible minutiae exhaustively. Unless you are already familiar, to a degree, with most of the topics, reading it is going to be frustrating. The second obstacle is the terminology. C++ defines a lot of terms that are not in common use in other languages. It takes time to be acclimated.
The reason that it is popular in the C++ community is that it cuts down legalese a lot when compared to the language standard.
Try books first. Meyers and Josuttis write excellent books. The template guide by Vandevoorde and Josuttis is my gateway drug to becoming a language lawyer. It is still hard, but at least manageable.
The reason that it is popular in the C++ community is that it cuts down legalese a lot when compared to the language standard.
Try books first. Meyers and Josuttis write excellent books. The template guide by Vandevoorde and Josuttis is my gateway drug to becoming a language lawyer. It is still hard, but at least manageable.