📦 cpp-archive

An archive of my early C++ learning journey — core language and OOP fundamentals, pattern-printing practice, and small applied console projects, written 2–3 years ago while learning C++. Kept here as a record of the fundamentals I built early on.

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📑 Table of Contents

• Overview
• What's Inside
  • Cpp-Codes — Fundamentals & OOP Concepts
  • patterns — Pattern Printing Practice
  • projects — Small Applied Console Projects
• Repository Structure
• Prerequisites
• Getting Started
  • 1. Clone the repository
  • 2. Compile & run any file
• A Note on This Code

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📖 Overview

This repository is a snapshot of the C++ concepts and small programs I wrote while first learning the language — object-oriented programming fundamentals, classic pattern-printing exercises, and a handful of applied console projects. It's organized by topic so any concept is easy to find and revisit, and it's kept as-is (not actively maintained) as a personal record of early progress.

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🗂 What's Inside

Cpp-Codes/ — Fundamentals & OOP Concepts

Small, focused, single-concept files covering core C++ and object-oriented programming topics:

Folder	Covers
Cpp-Constructors/	Default, parameterized, copy, and overloaded constructors; initialization lists; runtime construction
Cpp-Destructors/	Destructor behavior
Cpp-Inheritence/	Single/multi-level inheritance, inheritance tasks
Cpp-Virtual-Functions/	Virtual functions, pure virtual functions, virtual function loops
Cpp-Pointers/	Pointers, pointer arrays, call by value/reference, new/delete, object pointers, pointers to derived classes, this pointer
Cpp-Friend-Classes/	Friend class relationships
Cpp-Functions/	Function overloading & overriding, inline/default/const functions, passing objects to functions, function nesting
Cpp-Operator-Overloading/	Operator overloading
Cpp-Templates/	Template functions, class templates, template parameters
Cpp-Vectors/	std::vector usage examples
Cpp-Lists/	List-based examples
Cpp-Exceptional-Handeling/	Exception handling (try/catch)
Cpp-Static-Data-Members/	Static data members
Cpp-Struct-Union-Enum/	Structs, unions, and enums
Cpp-Public-Protected-Private-Classes/	Access specifiers
Cpp-Ambiguity/	Resolving ambiguity in multiple inheritance
Cpp-Recursion/	Recursive functions
Cpp-Tasks/	Standalone practice tasks (8 files) applying the above concepts, including a password-masking exercise

patterns/ — Pattern Printing Practice

Classic beginner pattern-printing exercises using nested loops — Pascal's Triangle and seven numbered star/number pattern variations (Pattern1.cpp through pattern7.cpp).

projects/ — Small Applied Console Projects

Single-file console programs applying the concepts above to small, self-contained problems:

File	Description
Real_Estate_Uni_Project.cpp	A university assignment simulating a real estate management system
bank_program.cpp / bank_system_program.cpp	Early bank account simulations
casino_game.cpp	A simple casino/gambling simulation game
credit_card_checker.cpp	Credit card number validation logic
quiz_game.cpp / quiz_game_2D_array.cpp	Console quiz games, including a 2D-array-based variant
rock_paper_scissors.cpp	Classic Rock-Paper-Scissors game
stop_watch.cpp	A console stopwatch
student_management.cpp	Basic student record management
tick_tack_toe.cpp	Tic-Tac-Toe game

Note: bank_program.cpp / bank_system_program.cpp and student_management.cpp were early, much smaller drafts of ideas later rebuilt properly as full standalone projects — see bank-cli and inventory-cli for the fully developed versions.

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📁 Repository Structure

cpp-archive/
├── README.md
├── Cpp-Codes/
│   ├── Cpp-Ambiguity/
│   ├── Cpp-Constructors/
│   ├── Cpp-Destructors/
│   ├── Cpp-Exceptional-Handeling/
│   ├── Cpp-Friend-Classes/
│   ├── Cpp-Functions/
│   ├── Cpp-Inheritence/
│   ├── Cpp-Lists/
│   ├── Cpp-Operator-Overloading/
│   ├── Cpp-Pointers/
│   ├── Cpp-Public-Protected-Private-Classes/
│   ├── Cpp-Recursion/
│   ├── Cpp-Static-Data-Members/
│   ├── Cpp-Struct-Union-Enum/
│   ├── Cpp-Tasks/
│   ├── Cpp-Templates/
│   ├── Cpp-Vectors/
│   └── Cpp-Virtual-Functions/
├── patterns/
│   ├── PascalTriangle.cpp
│   └── Pattern1.cpp ... pattern7.cpp
└── projects/
    ├── Real_Estate_Uni_Project.cpp
    ├── bank_program.cpp
    ├── bank_system_program.cpp
    ├── casino_game.cpp
    ├── credit_card_checker.cpp
    ├── quiz_game.cpp
    ├── quiz_game_2D_array.cpp
    ├── rock_paper_scissors.cpp
    ├── stop_watch.cpp
    ├── student_management.cpp
    └── tick_tack_toe.cpp

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✅ Prerequisites

Just a working C++ compiler:

• g++ (via MinGW-w64 on Windows, or pre-installed on most Linux distros/macOS), or
• Any IDE with a bundled compiler (Visual Studio, Code::Blocks, Dev-C++, etc.)

You'll also need Git if you want to clone the repo (or just download the ZIP from GitHub instead).

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/abmdevx/cpp-archive.git
cd cpp-archive

2. Compile & run any file

Every .cpp file here is self-contained — compile the one you want to explore:

g++ Cpp-Codes/Cpp-Inheritence/inheritence_01.cpp -o output
./output          # Linux/macOS
output.exe        # Windows

Swap in the path to whichever file interests you — no build system or external dependencies required.

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📝 A Note on This Code

This code was written early in my C++ learning journey (roughly 2–3 years ago) and reflects that stage of my skills — it's kept here as-is, unedited, as an honest record of progress rather than a polished showcase. For more current, actively maintained C++ projects, see my other repositories such as bank-cli, inventory-cli, and DSA-Repo.