Implementing associative arrays in C/C++ - C++ tutorial

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This tutorial makes very short introduction to C++ programming, covering only the very basics.

C is a powerful programming language, but not without risks. Without help, even experienced C programmers can find themselves in trouble, despite "careful" programming, lint filters and good debuggers. And managers of programming projects can discover too late that using C carelessly can lead to delayed and defect-ridden software. This tutor helps avoid problems by illuminating the dangers of C and describing specific programming techniques to make C programming both faster and safer.

Generating a random number in C++ is easy, but for generating one within a range you must use a little trick.

The break statement has two uses. You can use it to terminate a case in the switch statement.

Typecasting: making variables look like another data-type.