Ask HN: Is A Tour of C++ the best way to learn c++?

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4 years ago

I know Rust, but after hitting my head against a wall trying to generate Rust bindings for a templated c++ library[1] I realized I should just write this part of my project in c++.

My current plan is to read through Stroustrup's A Tour of C++, then start working on my project. When I encounter issues I'll look the topic up in Stroustrup's The C++ Programming Language.

I'm hoping someone with relevant experience can tell me if this is a decent plan, and if there's a better or faster way to learn enough C++ to write a small program that calls such a library.

[1]: https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik

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