Learn C++ when mastering VB.NET

I consider myself a master at vb.net, and now I'd like to learn C++. I know they are similar in many ways, so instead of starting from a standard "learn C++ Basics" which there are 开发者_高级运维thousands of, and then move on from there on, as I have done with all other languages. I would love if someone could point me to a tutorial that learns, someone with knowledge in vb.net, C++. Or maybe a page pointing out the differences between the two.

Also, with them being similar, is their simple converter, that can convert code on line-base from vb.net to C++? I would like to convert my current asp.net website (less than 30 lines of code right now) project to C++, as I find the best way to learn is through doing it.

As @ildjarn and @GregHewgill pointed out, C++ is quite different from vb.net. C# and (to some extent) C++/CLI would be much closer (and despite the name, C++/CLI is not C++).

C++ (by itself) does essentially nothing to support web development, so converting an asp.net web site to C++ will most likely be a decidedly non-trivial exercise. There are frameworks (e.g., Wt, POCO, ACE) that support network and web development in C++, but I don't believe they have automated tools to convert from asp.net. In any case, converting a web site to C++ using one of these libraries is not going to teach you much about C++. At best, it's going to teach you about that library.

I feel obliged to point out, however, that if web development is your primary interest, C++ probably isn't your best possible choice. At the very least it's quite an unpopular choice for that purpose.

The typical answer for people who already know how to program in some other language and want to learn C++ is Accelerated C++ (but you may want to see The Definitive C++ Book List for other possibilities).