Top 10 C++ beginner-friendly Projects

quick-lint-js

17 1,477 9.9 C++

quick-lint-js finds bugs in JavaScript programs
cmkr

12 368 6.6 C++

Modern build system based on CMake and TOML.

Project mention: cgen: another declarative CMake configuration generator | /r/cpp | 2023-06-24

Been using https://cmkr.build/ for a while now, its great and also declarative.

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Open-Source-Enthusiast

1 102 0.0 C++

Showcase Your Programming Skills here without hesitation
learnmoderncpp-tutorial

1 94 7.4 C++

Complete, working programs, plus Markdown sources, from the C++ tutorial hosted at learnmoderncpp.com

Project mention: Learn Modern C++ | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-12-26

The introductory tutorial comes with a GitHub repo. Chad move. Makes it easy to put on my e-reader.
https://github.com/cpp-tutor/learnmoderncpp-tutorial

Programming-Basics

1 68 0.0 C++

This Repository Contains source codes of various programming languages. Please Contribute to make this Useful.
cplings

1 47 4.2 C++

Small exercises to get you used to reading and writing C++ code!
The-CP-Companion

1 20 4.8 C++

Your ultimate destination for Competitive Coding this Hacktoberfest21
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tomorrow

1 11 0.0 C++

A small graphical calculator project. (by akiss-xyz)
Arduino_Amplified

1 10 0.0 C++

Welcoming all Electronics enthusiasts and Learners to contribute and learn this HacktoberFest21.
Chess

1 2 5.6 C++

a small project using raw c++. runs chess on the console. alot of functionality inspired by @jeromevonk (by noahl25)

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source beginner-friendly projects in C++? This list will help you:

	Project	Stars
1	quick-lint-js	1,477
2	cmkr	368
3	Open-Source-Enthusiast	102
4	learnmoderncpp-tutorial	94
5	Programming-Basics	68
6	cplings	47
7	The-CP-Companion	20
8	tomorrow	11
9	Arduino_Amplified	10
10	Chess	2