Ask HN: Getting back to C++ and looking for ideas

• PlatformIO

  96 7,526 9.1 Python

  Your Gateway to Embedded Software Development Excellence :alien:

  

Personally, when trying to get into a new language, I like to use https://www.projecteuler.net. It's a nifty way to try to use features of a new language.

I tried it with go an learned quite a bit about channels and goroutines to optimize solving problems.

The other place I see C++ making gains is in IOT. With https://platformio.org it makes it a breeze to get a compiler to target the platform you want.

ESP32 modules have wifi/bluetooth and are $19 for 3 on Amazon and programmable over usb.

https://www.amazon.com/D-FLIFE-ESP-WROOM-32-Bluetooth-Develo...

• OpenFrameworks

  43 9,775 9.3 C++

  openFrameworks is a community-developed cross platform toolkit for creative coding in C++.

  

If you're interested in working with graphics or sounds, I'd recommend checking out openFrameworks, which bills itself as a "creative coding toolkit". https://openframeworks.cc

For a taste of what is possible with openFramworks, take a peek at this youtube series by Lewis Lepton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwt2NAd1ZYY&list=PL4neAtv21W...

• WorkOS

  workos.com sponsored

  The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  

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