How To Know I Know Console Programming? (C++)

[flipper]

whats a good program idea to do that can help me test out my C++ console knowledge n see if im fluent enough with it to move onto
Win32 or some other sort of GUI programming in C++?
thanks in advance!

[Big_Mac]

ever play nethack?

[flipper]

Originally posted by Big_Mac
ever play nethack?

nope

[TheSpegmaster]

I would write some sort of database program that uses dynamic memory allocation, sorts data, uses a new class member to store the data, and prints the data to the screen or an output file.

[Nephalim]

I have been programming as a hobby for some time now, and if there is anything I've learned over that time, it is that you're never a master of any language. C/C++ is perhaps the best example of that. You'll begin a project and learn something that will lead to new areas of knowledge, and so on and so forth. You'll refine your knowledge and challenge yourself to new levels of difficulty and complexity. There are thousands of programs and projects you could work on to refine your knowledge of a language.

The question then becomes what is your goal? Do you want to become marketable for an employer? Do you want to learn Win32? To become marketable, simply expose yourself to as many languages and platforms as you can. If it's Win32 you're wanting to attain, jump in with both feet. I've found that exposure is the only way to get anywhere with a computer. I remember thinking that I'd like to learn by doing something new and innovative, but came to realize that one has to learn what everyone else is doing before innovation will come.

The Spegmaster's database idea sounds challenging and could be a great learning experience, if that is what you want to learn about. You could even do that and then build a Win32 interface around it when you're done. There's a million options.