C++Talk.NET C++ language newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  command-line Ideas for a newbie c++ programmer?          C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ language (comp.lang.c++) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Dave Guest Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 2:03 pm    Post subject: command-line Ideas for a newbie c++ programmer? I recently started to learn C++, i have a rough idea on most things in the language and my knowlage is slowly expanding. The problem is, I'm getting "artist-block", I cannot think of anything to code for practice, i've been doing couts and cins such as, enter a number...blah blah...but that isn't really a challenge anymore, i can code that with my eyes closed i've done it that many times! I'm only able to do command-line sort of apps because I'm still learning! Any Suggestions? Thanks for any help *no flaming please, I don't like abuse, my self-esteam is low enough as it is* Back to top Sharad Kala Guest Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 2:16 pm    Post subject: Re: command-line Ideas for a newbie c++ programmer? "Dave" <the3rdhero (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message Quote: I recently started to learn C++, i have a rough idea on most things in the language and my knowlage is slowly expanding. The problem is, I'm getting "artist-block", I cannot think of anything to code for practice, i've been doing couts and cins such as, enter a number...blah blah...but that isn't really a challenge anymore, i can code that with my eyes closed i've done it that many times! I'm only able to do command-line sort of apps because I'm still learning! Any Suggestions? - If you just have a rough idea on most of the things then first get a good C++ textbook. Recommendations - Accelared C++ (Koening &Moo), You Can Do It! (Francis Glassborow), C++ Primer (Lippman/Lajoie). Check more book recommendations at http://www.accu.org - Try to solve the exercises at the end of each chapter. HTH, Sharad Back to top Rolf Magnus Guest Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 2:38 pm    Post subject: Re: command-line Ideas for a newbie c++ programmer? Dave wrote: Quote: I recently started to learn C++, i have a rough idea on most things in the language and my knowlage is slowly expanding. The problem is, I'm getting "artist-block", I cannot think of anything to code for practice, i've been doing couts and cins such as, enter a number...blah blah...but that isn't really a challenge anymore, i can code that with my eyes closed i've done it that many times! I'm only able to do command-line sort of apps because I'm still learning! Any Suggestions? How about making a calculator? Write a parser that can parse mathemetical expressions like 3 * (2 + 5) / 16.7 and calculate the result. You can add a stack to that calculator so that older results can be used in new calculations, and you can make it support variables for storing values. Surely, you can think of more features to add. Back to top Sinatra Guest Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 2:56 pm    Post subject: Re: command-line Ideas for a newbie c++ programmer? I'll do that, thanks very much. Going to need to slap some cash together first In the mean time, can anyone suggest any exercises that they've done in the past? :) "Sharad Kala" <no_spam.sharadk_ind (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote Quote: "Dave" <the3rdhero (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message I recently started to learn C++, i have a rough idea on most things in the language and my knowlage is slowly expanding. The problem is, I'm getting "artist-block", I cannot think of anything to code for practice, i've been doing couts and cins such as, enter a number...blah blah...but that isn't really a challenge anymore, i can code that with my eyes closed i've done it that many times! I'm only able to do command-line sort of apps because I'm still learning! Any Suggestions? - If you just have a rough idea on most of the things then first get a good C++ textbook. Recommendations - Accelared C++ (Koening &Moo), You Can Do It! (Francis Glassborow), C++ Primer (Lippman/Lajoie). Check more book recommendations at http://www.accu.org - Try to solve the exercises at the end of each chapter. HTH, Sharad Back to top Gernot Frisch Guest Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 3:08 pm    Post subject: Re: command-line Ideas for a newbie c++ programmer? "Dave" <the3rdhero (AT) gmail (DOT) com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:3fe3e5ff.0412170603.2511007a (AT) posting (DOT) google.com... Quote: I recently started to learn C++, i have a rough idea on most things in the language and my knowlage is slowly expanding. The problem is, I'm getting "artist-block", I cannot think of anything to code for practice, i've been doing couts and cins such as, enter a number...blah blah...but that isn't really a challenge anymore, i can code that with my eyes closed i've done it that many times! I'm only able to do command-line sort of apps because I'm still learning! Any Suggestions? Thanks for any help *no flaming please, I don't like abuse, my self-esteam is low enough as it is* For beginners a common task would be to write a simple data base for your CD-collection. With a search function and so on... Or write a programm that inputs some data and creates a html file from it. Or even better: make a directory, where you have a lot of .html files. Each file has some "###NAME###", and "###TITLE###" texts. Now, have the user provide such a file (argv) and parse it, make a list of all the ###xx### arrays and ask for substitutions, then substitute them, write the file to disk and open it in a webbrowser (command "system"). This way you can design template greeting cards, invitations etc.. -Gernot Back to top Pedro Graca Guest Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 3:17 pm    Post subject: Re: command-line Ideas for a newbie c++ programmer? Dave wrote: Quote: I recently started to learn C++ ... I cannot think of anything to code for practice ... I'm only able to do command-line sort of apps because I'm still learning! Any Suggestions? Try this: You have two files with names (one per line). Identify which names are in only one file and which are in both files. eg file1 Pedro Graca Dave Anonymous eg file2 Anonymous NoName eg result: names only in file1: Pedro Graca Dave names only in file2: NoName names in both files: Anonymous Happy Coding :-) -- Mail to my "From:" address is readable by all at http://www.dodgeit.com/ == ** ## !! ------------------------------------------------ !! ## ** == TEXT-ONLY mail to the whole "Reply-To:" address ("My Name" <my@address>) may bypass my spam filter. If it does, I may reply from another address! Back to top Sinatra Guest Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 4:40 pm    Post subject: Re: command-line Ideas for a newbie c++ programmer? thanks for the suggestions guys, really appreciate it. i'm still having a go at that calculator getting a syntax error during compilation though. just trying to figure out where i went wrong "Pedro Graca" <hexkid (AT) dodgeit (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Dave wrote: I recently started to learn C++ ... I cannot think of anything to code for practice ... I'm only able to do command-line sort of apps because I'm still learning! Any Suggestions? Try this: You have two files with names (one per line). Identify which names are in only one file and which are in both files. eg file1 Pedro Graca Dave Anonymous eg file2 Anonymous NoName eg result: names only in file1: Pedro Graca Dave names only in file2: NoName names in both files: Anonymous Happy Coding :-) -- Mail to my "From:" address is readable by all at http://www.dodgeit.com/ == ** ## !! ------------------------------------------------ !! ## ** == TEXT-ONLY mail to the whole "Reply-To:" address ("My Name" <my@address>) may bypass my spam filter. If it does, I may reply from another address! Back to top Andrey Butov Guest Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:24 pm    Post subject: Re: command-line Ideas for a newbie c++ programmer? topcoder.com has a wide plethora of practice examples for you to use. It will even test your code for correctness and give you the answers of hundreds of other folks Back to top rossum Guest Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 11:14 pm    Post subject: Re: command-line Ideas for a newbie c++ programmer? On 17 Dec 2004 06:03:42 -0800, [email]the3rdhero (AT) gmail (DOT) com[/email] (Dave) wrote: Quote: I recently started to learn C++, i have a rough idea on most things in the language and my knowlage is slowly expanding. The problem is, I'm getting "artist-block", I cannot think of anything to code for practice, i've been doing couts and cins such as, enter a number...blah blah...but that isn't really a challenge anymore, i can code that with my eyes closed i've done it that many times! I'm only able to do command-line sort of apps because I'm still learning! Any Suggestions? Thanks for any help *no flaming please, I don't like abuse, my self-esteam is low enough as it is* Try some of the problems at http://acm.uva.es/problemset/ rossum -- The ultimate truth is that there is no Ultimate Truth Back to top Mike Wahler Guest Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 12:23 am    Post subject: Re: command-line Ideas for a newbie c++ programmer? "Sinatra" <the3rdhero (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote Quote: I'll do that, thanks very much. Going to need to slap some cash together first While you're saving your nickels, check out the free online book by Bruce Eckel, "Thinking in C++" at www.mindview.net This is the only online C++ text that's consistently 'approved' by the 'gurus.' Quote: In the mean time, can anyone suggest any exercises that they've done in the past? Off the top of my head (I've done some but not all of these): Text adventure games. Card games (e.g. poker, rummy) Address book. Traffic signal simulations (could be e.g. 'traditional' stoplights, or perhaps a railroad switching system). Conversions, e.g. between metric and U.S. measurements Mainly try to find an application that you like, to keep your interest when you run into difficulty. Friends and family members are often a good source of ideas. -Mike Back to top Mike Wahler Guest Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 12:25 am    Post subject: Re: command-line Ideas for a newbie c++ programmer? "Sinatra" <the3rdhero (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote Quote: thanks for the suggestions guys, really appreciate it. i'm still having a go at that calculator getting a syntax error during compilation though. Show us the code and the error messages, and we'll try to help. Also, a good book (or two, or more) will help greatly. You didn't say if you have any, or if you do, which one(s). BTW please don't top-post (if you don't know what that means, look it up) -Mike Back to top Sinatra Guest Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 2:01 pm    Post subject: Re: command-line Ideas for a newbie c++ programmer? cheers Mike "Mike Wahler" <mkwahler (AT) mkwahler (DOT) net> wrote Quote: "Sinatra" <the3rdhero (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:fsCwd.1151$Qo4.664 (AT) fe1 (DOT) news.blueyonder.co.uk... I'll do that, thanks very much. Going to need to slap some cash together first :P While you're saving your nickels, check out the free online book by Bruce Eckel, "Thinking in C++" at www.mindview.net This is the only online C++ text that's consistently 'approved' by the 'gurus.' In the mean time, can anyone suggest any exercises that they've done in the past? :) Off the top of my head (I've done some but not all of these): Text adventure games. Card games (e.g. poker, rummy) Address book. Traffic signal simulations (could be e.g. 'traditional' stoplights, or perhaps a railroad switching system). Conversions, e.g. between metric and U.S. measurements Mainly try to find an application that you like, to keep your interest when you run into difficulty. Friends and family members are often a good source of ideas. -Mike Back to top Ioannis Vranos Guest Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 3:43 pm    Post subject: Re: command-line Ideas for a newbie c++ programmer? Dave wrote: Quote: I recently started to learn C++, i have a rough idea on most things in the language and my knowlage is slowly expanding. The problem is, I'm getting "artist-block", I cannot think of anything to code for practice, i've been doing couts and cins such as, enter a number...blah blah...but that isn't really a challenge anymore, i can code that with my eyes closed i've done it that many times! I'm only able to do command-line sort of apps because I'm still learning! Any Suggestions? Thanks for any help *no flaming please, I don't like abuse, my self-esteam is low enough as it is* I have not a particular exercise idea in mind (you can do a phone book may be?), however my general advise is finish some beginner to intermediate level book (by the way which one are you reading?) and then you can learn some platform-specific programming (Windows/.NET, Linux, etc) and then learn more C++, etc. This is the path that I follow. -- Ioannis Vranos http://www23.brinkster.com/noicys Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ language (comp.lang.c++) All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum C/C++----------------C LanguageC Language (Moderated)C++ Language (Moderated)C++ language (comp.lang.c++)C++ language, library and standards Non-English C/C++ Newsgroups----------------C++ (German)C++ (French)  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.