We'll be going over a few simple things; the cin statement, different expressions and initiating variables. Be sure to read my past tutorial in order to obtain a full understanding of this tutorial which can be found here.
Each chapter will build on the one before.

Let's begin.

An important part to learning the basics of C++ is learning about variables and expressions. Like math, you have variables which can represent almost anything.

Below is an example of using a simple variable and assigning a value to it.

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As you can see, we can make a variable, assign it a value and have it send the output to the console. Not only, can we assign variables, but we can also do calculations with them as well.

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Now that we have come this far, we can learn about cin statements.

cin statements - Just as cout is C++'s standard output object, cin is the standard input object. It reads input from the console (or keyboard).

Using cin opens up a ton of new possibilities. Rather than assigning a value manually, we can have the console read values as well.

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There are a variety of different operators you can learn.

Some arithmetic operators include:




In my next tutorial we'll go over different data types, loops and some more uses of everything we've learned so far. If you have any suggestions, please comment below. Also, if you have any questions about anything we've discussed, feel free to PM me. Thanks!