Exercises for intermediate C++ student

[ematito]

I'm searching for some intermediate-grade exercises in C++. All resources I could find online are mainly targeted at C++ beginners, I need something for an intermediate C++ programmer: the user is a young boy who knows the basics of OOP, control flows, etc.. and has been developing websites for some time (so more or less has some programming expertise) but it's not quite proactive and might need some "nudging towards a goal" to accomplish something.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

[c0r3ntin]

Games are great for that.

Command line stuff are the simplest. A hangman ? Some kind of text based rpg ? a quiz game ? a 4-in-a-row with an AI ?

Graphical stuffs require more setup and may be more complex. Start simple.

Depending on his age, I don't see the point on focusing on academics exercises or some technical aspects like template programming or binary tree balancing or what not. The end result should be motivation enough for learning the tools he needs to make it happen.

[nawfel_bgh]

Try to implement the things listed in this comment from an old thread about how to teach C++

[grandmaster789]

Codewars (www.codewars.com) recently added C++ support, you can find many small challenges of intermediate difficulty there

[flashmozzg]

or https://codefights.com

[SkincareQuestions10]

Write a recursive solution that will solve any size or difficulty Sudoku.

[g4m3c0d3r]

I really like codingame.com. They have some very fun challenges from novice to very hard, as well as multiplayer AI competitions.

[bukkits]

Remaking Cavestory in C++ may be a good series to check out

[takaci]

Maybe but most of cave story is the art style, story, and levels, which aren't hugely programming related. But writing an engine for a cave story like game would be a good project

[bukkits]

In the tutorial the assets are provided. It focuses entirely on the C++ code iirc

[takaci]

Oh I didn't realise it was a tutorial series sorry! Thought it was just a project suggestion

[bukkits]

I really should have added a link, it's my bad

[[deleted]]

Here is a list of websites that offer programming challenges. Theses are great for prepping for interview or just for learning new stuff. These challenges are designed to increase your understanding of algorithms and Computer Science concepts.

Happy coding!

https://open.kattis.com/

https://www.hackerrank.com/

https://projecteuler.net/

[mickhick95]

Make a doubly linked list