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1. Foundations → 2. Practitioner → 3. Advanced → 4. Build Projects
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Foundations Track
Classes, RAII, references — C++ on top of C. ~4 hours.
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Practitioner Track
Templates, STL containers, smart pointers, move semantics. ~5 hours.
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Advanced Track
Template metaprogramming, concepts, coroutines, memory model. ~6 hours.

📑 Reference Pages

Deep dives into each part of C++. Read when you need to understand something properly, or use as a lookup while coding.

C++ Overview
RAII, zero-cost abstractions, the C++ standards timeline.
Classes & RAII
Constructors, destructors, copy/move semantics, RAII pattern.
Templates & STL
Function templates, class templates, vector, map, algorithm.
Modern C++
C++11/14/17/20 features: auto, range-for, lambdas, concepts.
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14 C++ Snippets
Ready-to-use code patterns for the most common C++ tasks. Copy in one click.

🛠 Projects

C++ shares project topics with all languages on The Codex. Understanding the patterns in Python or Go transfers directly.

🟩 Foundations
Short programs using basic syntax only.
Number Guessing Game To-Do List
🔵 Practitioner
Multi-function programs using real patterns.
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Compare C++ to Other Languages
Side-by-side syntax comparison across all 11 languages on The Codex.
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History of Programming Languages
How C++ came to be, what problems it solved, and how it fits the bigger picture.
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Programming Glossary
Plain English definitions for 80 terms — variable, function, loop, class, API, and more.
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