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GBdirect's C++ On-Site Training Courses: software and logistical requirements

Hardware Requirements

To teach the onsite version of a C++ course we will require:

  • Suitably equipped workstations, with a strong preference for one per student.
  • One fairly large work space per student (enough to accomodate folders, notepads and text books, etc. alongside the workstation
  • A dry-wipe whiteboard and pens, or flip chart, or similar. Most of our trainers prefer landscape format whiteboards
  • An SVGA projector is not an absolute requirement, but strongly recommended. Please let us know well in advance if you are unable to source or book one.

Software Requirements

In the past we have worked with Unix/Linux based platforms and those from Microsoft; either works perfectly well.

We are not usually prescriptive about which packages you use. In general, we simply request that you have the following available:

  1. A Recent Version of the Free GNU C++ compiler (also known as G++)

    GBdirect's C++ training courses teach the standard C++ language, rather than merely one proprietary dialect (e.g. Microsoft Visual C++). Learning the official standard, and the transferrable programming skills which it encourages, generates important practical and commercial benefits for students and their employers. By contrast, restricting them to a single proprietary offering adds significant costs to software development, producing poor quality unportable code and high licensing costs through vendor lock-in.

    The GNU G++ compiler is free and in its recent versions have an extremely high degree of standards compliance. For this reason, we very strongly recommend that students use version 3.1 (or higher) of the GNU compiler. You can download the compiler in the following formats:

  2. A Good Text Editor

    Unix/Linux systems typically already have good software editors installed; the links below are mostly for the benefit of Windows users.

    • Vim A powerful editor with a non-trivial learning curve. Easier to use and more features than a traditional Unix vi, but still for the experienced.
    • Xemacs See the comments above re. Vim - they apply similarly to Emacs.
    • The Programmers File Editor
    • Notepad+
    • TextPad N.B. This is not free software. Many MS-Windows programmers have, however, found the evaluation copy useful for our courses.

Course Schedule

Our typical daily schedule for in-house courses is fairly intensive, and runs as follows:

  • 9.30 Session 1
  • 11.00 Mid-morning break
  • 11.15 Session 2
  • 12.45 Lunch
  • 13.30 Session 3
  • 15.00 Mid-afternoon break
  • 15.15 Session 4
  • 16.30 End of formal teaching, although our trainer will typically stay until approx 5 PM if wanted.

Important Contact Details

If you are organising an on-site course It will help us very much if you can inform us of the appropriate

  • Contact Name
  • Contact Number
  • Start Time

— in the past we have had experienced trainers arriving at security or reception, where all knowledge of the course is denied!

C++ training UK enquiries

UK Training enquiries and feedback form.

C++ training UK prices

For publicly scheduled training (individual places), see our UK training schedule.

In-house training for company groups is charged at a daily rate per group — see our In-House UK Training Guidelines.

Publicly Scheduled Training Locations

We currently run public training courses in the following locations:

  • London, UK
  • Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
  • Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
  • Carshalton, Surrey, UK
  • Chester, North West, UK
  • Coventry, West Midlands, UK
  • Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • Harwell, Oxfordshire, UK
  • Manchester, North West, UK
  • Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK
  • Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK
  • Reading, Berkshire, UK
  • Slough, Berkshire, UK
  • Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK
  • Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK
  • Wokingham, Berkshire, UK

Most UK public training courses are available on a monthly basis.

Please see the individual course outlines or our public training schedule for details.

In-house (on-site) training locations

We deliver in-house courses at client premises and/or training facilities in any part of the world which is practically and commercially accessible.

Our In-house training guidelines outline our basic requirements and our UK pricing structure. To estimate costs for training in other countries, simply convert to your local currency and then make a rough calculation of our tutor's costs for travelling to and staying at your location.


West Yorkshire Office

GBdirect Ltd
Training Division
Bradford Design Exchange
34 Peckover Street
BRADFORD
BD1 5BD
West Yorkshire
United Kingdom

training@gbdirect.co.uk

Training: 0800 651 0338
General: +44 (0)870 200 7273
Finance: +44 (0)1353 615 174

Please call between 0900 and 1700 (UK time) on Monday to Friday


South East Regional Office

GBdirect Ltd
Training Division
18 Lynn Rd
ELY
CB6 1DA
Cambridgeshire
United Kingdom

training@gbdirect.co.uk

Training: 0800 651 0338
General: +44 (0)870 200 7273
Finance: +44 (0)1353 615 174

Please call between 0900 and 1700 (UK time) on Monday to Friday


Please note:
Non-training enquiries should be directed, initially, to our UK national office in Bradford (West Yorkshire), even if the enquiry concerns services delivered in London or South/East England. Clients in London and the South East will typically be handled by staff working in the London or Cambridge areas.