When presenting the material, the authors use the teaching methodology from algorithms to programs, therefore, first, information about algorithms with examples of implementing typical algorithms is presented. The study of the basics of the C++ programming language is based on the knowledge gained, examples of code in this language are given. Examples can be solved in any C++ developer environment, but the authors debugged the examples in Visual Studio 2013. Program codes comply with the C++ 11 standard (ISOIEC 14882:2011), developed in console applications based on the "Empty Project" template. The workshop proposes both tasks using standard algorithms and substantive ones for which only a verbal description is provided.