Learning C++ without much of a goal in mind? (total newbie)

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  • build-your-own-x

    Discontinued 🤓 Build your own (insert technology here) [Moved to: https://github.com/codecrafters-io/build-your-own-x] (by danistefanovic)

    My recommendation is to do a bit of both. You can avoid the "boredom" of doing a fixed problem set by doing a fun version instead: https://adventofcode.com/ (yes, it's legal outside of advent too). And for the "free projects" you do not have to come up with all ideas on your own, you can take inspirations from lists like this one: https://github.com/danistefanovic/build-your-own-x

  • adventofcode

    Advent of Code solutions of 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Scala (by sim642)

    My recommendation is to do a bit of both. You can avoid the "boredom" of doing a fixed problem set by doing a fun version instead: https://adventofcode.com/ (yes, it's legal outside of advent too). And for the "free projects" you do not have to come up with all ideas on your own, you can take inspirations from lists like this one: https://github.com/danistefanovic/build-your-own-x

  • WorkOS

    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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