C++ for beginners, now what?

I just finished a c++ for beginners book. I know the basics, can build some pretty nice console apps and stuff, but my question is; Where do i go from here? I cant seem to find anything that transistions into windows apps/games and things like that. It seems that all the books/tutorials are all either very beginner or advandced, I feel kinda stuck. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

C++ for beginners, now what?
Take a C++ course at a local community college. That's how I learned Java.





Once you're feeling up to it, search the internet for "Design Patterns". You'll find lots of references. Design Patterns are to Object Oriented programming what Data Structures are to Procedural programming.





If you can start to become familiar with Design Patterns, then you're C++ coding will become much better.





Good Luck.
Reply:There r lots of advanced topics..


Smart pointers, templates, COM/DCOM etc..





try VC++ or gcc(4 all platforms other than windows.)
Reply:Get the bloodshed dev-cpp system and download the SDL (graphic/sound/and more) libraries. There is lots of good stuff on the SDL site that you can learn from by example.





Hundreds of SDL-based games/apps/tools/demos are available there, some simple and some quite sophisticated.
Reply:Try to search the internet. There are many tutorials regarding C++, even more on building games.