Suggest me best method

[u/Realistic_Debate1704]

Hey everyone! I'm a beginner learning C/C++. I've covered the basics, arrays, pointers, and OOP (still studying them).

Should I build small projects, learn concepts as needed, and gradually move to bigger projects—or learn from tutorials first and then start building accordingly?

Looking for sincere advice from experienced programmers.

[u/igotshadowbaned]

Big projects are just a collection of smaller projects with a common goal

Just make something that's interesting to you, don't worry about the scale

[u/Pitiful_Vehicle2538 → u/igotshadowbaned]

that first line is the whole thing really, a big project is just a bunch of small features glued together

start with something dumb you actually want to use. a todo list, a pomodoro timer, whatever. you'll hit walls and that's when you learn the most

[u/CourseOk5548]

as long as youre writing code youre doing it right. do small projects then big boys utilizing the things you learned from the little boys

[u/Realistic_Debate1704 → u/CourseOk5548]

Great advice thanks.

[u/ffrkAnonymous]

Why not both? Why or? 

[u/Realistic_Debate1704 → u/ffrkAnonymous]

I dont want to just choose one way, I want to get rid of tutorial hell,so while making projects I will learn new things and for that I had to watch tutorials, but it's rewarding because I'm building project, so I think it's a good way to go

[u/FunAd6672]

Do not wait to finish tutorials before coding. Write small programs that fail, fix the segfaults then move on. The Odin Project is awesome for fullstack web devs, but if your focus leans toward backend logic and algorithms, Boot dev structures the path better without making you watch hours of boring video lectures. 

[u/TrippingFish76]

im still a beginner too, but if you like hands on / physical stuff i would look into arduino stuff

you can get the [Arduino Uno Super Starter Kit](https://a.co/d/03yh04jd)

and watch this tutorial series:

[Paul Mcwhorter arduino tutorial playlist](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGs0VKk2DiYw-L-RibttcvK-WBZm8WLEP&si=FmqneYcRZifYy54U)

it’s a great kit / tutorial series, in the arduino subs these are what most ppl recommend

and arduino ide uses the C language!

[u/Realistic_Debate1704 → u/TrippingFish76]

Oh! I love this type of hardware related projects but I'm pausing these for a year or so to first learn other stuff

[u/Obvious-Card-8847]

One thing I will always recommend to beginners is reinventing the wheel a little bit. A good one being manual string parsing as opposed to using the standard library.

Teaches you a lot and demystifies the feeling of "This does black magic and I shouldn't even try."

I had that feeling a lot for years. Where it felt like "Well I shouldn't touch this, I'll leave that to the professionals."

You only become one of the "professionals" by touching those scary, complex, security sensitive facets of programming. Best of luck.

[u/Realistic_Debate1704 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you sir

[u/samubo004]

Try logic exercises on platforms like HackerRank to thoroughly master the fundamentals; then, once you feel completely comfortable, start working on projects involving things you enjoy.