c++

starting to learn programming with C++; this shit is a bitch. i've been wanting to learn, so i can begin to develop a game using the source engine, but damn, any tips?

- learn how pointers work
- learn what manual memory management means
- learn how RAII works
- smart pointers are your friend
- STL is your friend
- allocate most shit from stack, not from heap (ie. avoid using new and delete) -> safer code and better performance
- remember: C++ sucks but it still beats C#, Java, Obj-C, C, and such crap languages