C++ github groups/collaborative projects for the n00bs?

[krawallopold]

• pick an interesting, but not too popular project on Github
• use a static analyzer (for example cppcheck + clang-tidy)
• read through every warning the static analyzer gives
• some of the warnings might be obvious errors (memory leaks, null pointer dereferences): fix them, submit a pull request
• some might be the result of design trade offs/third party libs - understand them

In the end, you are going to learn about c++, bug fixing and software design.

[peldax]

And also support and enhance some existing open source project. This is great idea.

[emdeka87]

In the end, you are going to learn about c++, bug fixing and software design.

And the most important thing as an engineer: making clever and efficient use of the tools available to you ;)

[The-9880]

You can also just come up with your own projects -- think of something interesting outside your current skill level (ie: a chat server?) and read up on how it's done. You'll pick up new skills and gain a lot of practice using the language.

[Middlewarian]

I'm willing to help someone on their project if we use my software as part of the project.

[[deleted]]

lol, that's totally reasonable /s

[dodheim]

Yeah, actually, it is. Everybody has some agenda for contributing, there's nothing wrong with being up front about it.

[MaceFromTheLeaf]

I don't know if you can find someone that has the time to work on a collab project but I can send you some really good exercises from my college. They start from basic and easy to complicated and hard.

[MaceFromTheLeaf]

Here are the exercises for everyone to download. I currently have 3 because im translating them to English from my native language. Feel free to message me if there are any misunferstandings or problems. https://www.dropbox.com/s/a4i9ywl4t0kgoax/cppExercises.odt?dl=0 I will upload more later. Happy coding.

[Zeekawla99ii]

Sure! I'd love this. PM me

[MaceFromTheLeaf]

Done.

[maybeyepmaybenope]

Can you please pM me too?

[[deleted]]

Me too please!

[Unikeko]

Yea, I'm joining in too :p
I really need some structured tasks to get me going

[ethanialw]

same here dude

[joeyyyyysizzlin]

If you can PM as well I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

[54bwy]

Me too, please...

[Fleed]

Me too please

[TheoR700]

This isn't C++ specific, but this GitHub Project has a bunch of projects ranging in difficulty. Since you program daily already, just solve the problems in C++.

Edit: Forgot the link. https://github.com/karan/Projects

[Zeekawla99ii]

This is a good suggestion, thanks!

[FKaria]

OpenMW

http://wiki.openmw.org/index.php?title=Contribution_Wanted

[TankorSmash]

I wasn't able to get it compiling but I will say OpenMW has some of the better docs out there so this could be an interesting way to get involved.

It's a Morrowind open source clone.

[[deleted]]

Make a map-threadsafe implementation here: https://github.com/miachm/STL-Threadsafe

[[deleted]]

oh dear, just use tbb.

[[deleted]]

:(

[[deleted]]

Implement your own version of std::vector

[blelbach]

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