A book by a well-known American specialist and popularizer of programming languages ​ ​ dedicated to the basics of the C++ language. Starting with such basic language concepts & gt; like data types, arrays, strings, pointers and functions, the book also covers the most important elements of object-oriented programming - classes and objects, inheritance, 'virtual functions, input streams - output, exceptions and patterns. Each section is accompanied by simple and illustrative examples that allow you to get practical skills in modern programming. The book is intended for those starting to study the C++ language - one of the most universal and widespread programming languages ​ ​ today.