[46hr6589]

Hi, so I took some programming classes while getting my degree and was never really good at it.

i did alright with Raptor and Python but taking a 6 week online crash course in C+ really beat the will out of me.. And I want to give it another shot.

So anyone have any recommendations on good tools to get started and try learning it again?

[daftj128]

w3schools is a great tool for a lot of stuff, I use it mostly for web stuff, but they also do C++ and C. And don't forget about stack overflow, although it's not structured and in a tutorial form, it's great for working out bugs and finding better more efficient ways of doing things.

[189ydkjlas89doi]

If you find algorithm than try to visit geeksforgeeks.com

[fcpasses]

Overall it is better to learn by hand, start programming simple programs like float calculator, sockets etc.

[flipment47]

One decent way to learn is to find a project in a language you like and just hack on it. It'll be horrible and ugly at first but you'll gradually absorb the rules with the help of a few tutorials and a lot of searching. Having the kind of project in front of you that you're personally invested in can be more motivating than a random tutorial you're dragging yourself through just to learn the language.

[zoun66]

The tip about just getting into it is probably the best. You'll only really understand how it's done when you apply it to a novel problem. Otherwise you can only repeat the stuff you read and not create something new.

[Eatp00p]

Just stay picking up problems on leetcode

[rehanstelop]

I would say that you should decide on a project first and then learn things as you go along. All of the above tools are valuable, but one might have a better explanation on one thing than the other and visa versa.