Shosty123

Recently, I’ve realized I’m not as good at asking questions as I’d like to be. By that, I mean asking questions to better understand something, think critically, extend a conversation, spark creativity, deepen relationships, etc.

I feel like I've lost that child-like curiosity that drives kids to ask questions incessantly. I don't want to emulate the "Why?" rabbit-hole that kids do, but I do want to rediscover how to ask more thoughtful and meaningful questions. I don't feel like I have the "question-vocabulary" to come up with them.

Any advice or resources (books/podcasts) would be helpful.

I'm learning C++, and I find that I learn best when concepts are introduced in the context of a larger project. However, it seems most resources are giant references with a few code examples or Unreal Engine projects.

You're almost drowning in project-based resources with JavaScript or Python, but I can't find much in the way of C++ other than game development. Does anyone know of any other project-based courses or books for learning the language? Here are some resources I found:

https://www.learncppthroughprojects.com/ (seems abandoned)

https://www.programmingformusicians.com/

2021 Edition. I posted this about a week ago as well, but didn't get much traction. This is a continuation of the previous threads which can be found here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22299180

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13660086

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26039706

Other resources:

https://github.com/danistefanovic/build-your-own-x

https://github.com/AlgoryL/Projects-from-Scratch

https://github.com/tuvtran/project-based-learning

2021 Edition. This is a continuation of the previous two threads which can be found here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22299180

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13660086

Other resources:

https://github.com/danistefanovic/build-your-own-x

https://github.com/AlgoryL/Projects-from-Scratch

https://github.com/tuvtran/project-based-learning

A continuation of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13660086 which has been incredibly useful to me.

I recently finished this phenomenal book called "Building Enterprise JavaScript Applications":

https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/building-enterprise-javascript-applications

Which takes the reader from zero to building a non-trivial production fullstack application with JavaScript. I also recommend "Building Git". The title is self-explanatory:

https://shop.jcoglan.com/building-git/

Other resources:

https://github.com/AlgoryL/Projects-from-Scratch

https://github.com/tuvtran/project-based-learning

A continuation of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13660086 which has been incredibly useful to me.

I recently finished this phenomenal book called "Building Enterprise JavaScript Applications":

https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/building-enterprise-javascript-applications

Which takes the reader from zero to building a non-trivial production fullstack application with JavaScript.

A continuation of:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13660086

I recently stumbled across a book that built an entire enterprise-grade application from the ground up with each chapter building on top of the previous one and was blown away by its coverage:

https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/building-enterprise-javascript-applications

Normally books/tutorials just feature simple todo list type applications to teach concepts. Does anyone else have any other books to share that follow suit?

A continuation of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13660086 which has been incredibly useful in learning a new language or technology.

I recently finished a book called Progressive Web Apps with React which took the reader through building a PWA chat application using firebase with push notifications and such.

https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/progressive-web-apps-react

Also, this one for Vue:

https://www.packtpub.com/web-development/vuejs-2-web-development-projects

I just finished the first chapter which has you build a markdown editor with Vue.