Really new and need advice on how to practice

[pearl gust]

hey! I'm trying to learn c++ and having some difficulties advancing. A long time ago I learnt python and everything went well until I finished the basic courses and find myself stuck. I didn't know what to do to sharpen my skills nor had any idea if what I was doing was good. I just don't know what information I should learn and where to get it. So I stopped. Now a year later I find myself interested again in coding and decided to learn a different language thinking it'll be different. This time I found CodeWars and thought to myself: "Finally! I can sharpen my skill here and actually practice" But then when I tried some challenge I found myself dumfounded. I didn't understood anything. I read the entire w3school about c++. I practiced everything at every chapter to keep the concept fresh in my mind, got cheat notes, etc... I just find myself in a weird spot where im not a begginer begginer anymore but can't make the bridge to intermediate. Plus I have no idea how compiler work and every tutorial and information I try to find about it either the person goes really fast over it and doesn't even seem to understand compilers themselves or it's directly into the difficult stuff. I don't know what to do. Should I learn libraries? And if yes which one? what challenge and project can I start having only the fundamentals.

Sorry for the length and if I come across as impatient or plain out dumb.
I just need a bit of guidance.
I really like coding and really want it to become a skill that I can be proud of not just something I rag about with my friends.
thank you.

[worldly niche]

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[crystal cipher]

@pearl gust if you really want to learn concepts in depth, then refer geeks for geeks

w3schools have a very basic description of Every concept, so try to learn every concept in depth

[mental drum]

If you want a project to make then games are always nice

they're visual so you can see your progress

the libraries I recommend for making games are raylib and SFML (SDL is C and feels less intuitive compared to raylib but it's a popular choice too)

and if you need to read up on something the "standard" documentation is cppreference

and if cppreference is too complex (understandably) you can always ask here

[pearl gust]

thank you for your help. I remember when I was learning python I made a little snake game. It was turn based and made with arrays (lists) and I was printing on the screen the maps with the little snake being an "@". I'll try making this. Thanks again for your advice.

[worldly niche]

@pearl gust Has your question been resolved? If so, run !solved :)

[pearl gust]

!solved