The C++ Course¶

A complete, self-paced modern C++ curriculum in Markdown. Work through it top to bottom, or jump to the level that matches your experience.

How this course is organized¶

Folder	For you if...	Outcome
Beginner	You have never written C++ (or never finished a course)	Write and compile real programs, understand the core language, build a CLI app
Intermediate	You know the syntax but pointers, classes and memory still feel shaky	Pointers, RAII, smart pointers, classes, templates, the STL, CMake, testing, a real project
Advanced	You ship C++ and want depth	Move semantics, concepts, constexpr, concurrency, coroutines, performance, UB, ABI

Each lesson is one file and follows the same shape:

You need a compiler that supports C++20: GCC 13+, Clang 17+, or MSVC 2022 (17.8+).

g++ --version       # or: clang++ --version

macOS: xcode-select --install gives you Apple Clang; brew install gcc llvm cmake for newer versions
Windows: install Visual Studio 2022 Community with the "Desktop development with C++" workload, or use MSYS2 for GCC
Linux: sudo apt install build-essential cmake gdb (or your distro's equivalent)

A good editor helps a lot: VS Code with the C/C++ or clangd extension, CLion, or Visual Studio.

Compile every example in this course with warnings turned on:

g++ -std=c++20 -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -g main.cpp -o main
./main

Type every example. Copy-paste teaches you nothing.
Read the compiler errors. Start at the first error; the rest are often fallout.
Break things on purpose. Change a line, predict the result, compile, run.
Do the exercises before looking anything up.
One lesson per sitting is plenty. Consistency beats marathons.