This is the first session in a series of 10 labs covering various aspects of programming in C++; ranging from the most basic examples to more complicated topics. Most of the things covered in the theoretical course notes will be applied in practice during these sessions. For starters, you'll see an introduction to the more practical aspects of the labs: setting up the programming environment, version control, etc.
You will learn about the various types of variables such as built-in primitive types, structures, and classes. Also covered are pointers and references to variables and the semantics of passing and retrieving data from functions as well as conversions between various types.