Ultimate C++ Roadmap:
(Beginner to Advanced)
⏳ Estimated Duration: 3-6 months (based on dedication and
practice)
🎯 Goal: Build a strong foundation in C++, covering all essential topics
with practical exercises and projects.
✅ PHASE 1: Introduction to C++ (Weeks 1-2)
🕒 Daily Time Commitment: 2-3 hours
1. Understanding C++ & Setting Up the Environment
🔹 What is C++? History & Use Cases
🔹 Why Learn C++? Applications (Game Dev, System Programming,
etc.)
🔹 Installing C++ (MinGW, GCC, Visual Studio)
🔹 Setting Up an IDE (VS Code, CodeBlocks, Dev-C++)
🔹 Writing & Running First C++ Program (Hello, World!)
📝 Exercises:
✅ Install C++ and set up your environment.
✅ Write and run a C++ program that prints "Welcome to C++!".
✅ PHASE 2: C++ Fundamentals (Weeks 3-4)
🕒 Daily Time Commitment: 2-3 hours
2. Variables, Data Types & Type Conversion
🔹 Declaring Variables & Assigning Values
🔹 Primitive Data Types: int, float, double, char, bool
🔹 Type Casting & Implicit Type Conversion
📝 Exercises:
✅ Assign and print different data types in C++.
✅ Convert an int to float and vice versa.
3. Operators and Expressions
🔹 Arithmetic Operators (+, -, *, /, %)
🔹 Comparison Operators (==, !=, >, <, >=, <=)
🔹 Logical Operators (&&, ||, !)
🔹 Bitwise Operators (&, |, ^, <<, >>)
📝 Exercises:
✅ Swap two variables without using a third variable.
✅ Write a program to check if a number is even or odd.
✅ PHASE 3: Control Flow (Decision Making & Loops)
(Weeks 5-6)
🕒 Daily Time Commitment: 3-4 hours
4. Conditional Statements
🔹 if, else if, else Statements
🔹 Nested Conditionals
📝 Exercises:
✅ Write a program that checks whether a number is positive,
negative, or zero.
✅ Create a program to determine if a year is a leap year.
5. Loops (for, while, do-while)
🔹 for loops (iterating over arrays, ranges)
🔹 while loops (condition-based execution)
🔹 do-while loop (execute first, check later)
🔹 Loop Control Statements (break, continue)
📝 Exercises:
✅ Print numbers from 1-10 using all loop types.
✅ Write a C++ program to generate the Fibonacci series up to 10
terms.
✅ PHASE 4: Functions & Modular Programming (Weeks
7-8)
🕒 Daily Time Commitment: 3-4 hours
6. Functions in C++
🔹 Defining and Calling Functions
🔹 Function Parameters and Return Values
🔹 Function Overloading (Same function name, different parameters)
📝 Exercises:
✅ Write a function that takes two numbers and returns their sum.
✅ Create a function that checks if a number is prime.
7. Header Files & Namespaces
🔹 Understanding #include and Preprocessor Directives
🔹 Using namespace std
📝 Exercises:
✅ Create a custom header file and use it in a C++ program.
✅ PHASE 5: Arrays, Strings, and Pointers (Weeks 9-10)
🕒 Daily Time Commitment: 3-4 hours
8. Arrays & Vectors
🔹 Single & Multidimensional Arrays
🔹 Dynamic Arrays (Using new and delete)
🔹 Introduction to Vectors (STL vector)
📝 Exercises:
✅ Write a program to reverse an array.
✅ Implement a program that finds the maximum element in an array.
9. Strings & Pointers
🔹 C-style Strings (char arrays)
🔹 String Manipulation (strlen, strcpy, strcat)
🔹 Introduction to std::string
🔹 Pointer Basics (* and & Operators)
🔹 Pointer Arithmetic
📝 Exercises:
✅ Write a program to check if a string is a palindrome.
✅ Implement a pointer-based array reversal.
✅ PHASE 6: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) (Weeks
11-12)
🕒 Daily Time Commitment: 3-5 hours
10. Classes and Objects
🔹 Creating Classes & Objects
🔹 Class Attributes and Methods
🔹 Constructor & Destructor
📝 Exercises:
✅ Create a class Car with brand and model attributes.
11. OOP Principles
🔹 Encapsulation (Using private & public Access Specifiers)
🔹 Inheritance (Single & Multiple Inheritance)
🔹 Polymorphism (Function Overriding & Virtual Functions)
📝 Exercises:
✅ Create a base class Animal and a subclass Dog that inherits from
it.
✅ PHASE 7: Advanced C++ Concepts (Weeks 13-14)
🕒 Daily Time Commitment: 4-5 hours
12. Dynamic Memory Management
🔹 Using new and delete
🔹 Smart Pointers (unique_ptr, shared_ptr)
📝 Exercises:
✅ Create a dynamically allocated array and manage memory
properly.
13. Standard Template Library (STL)
🔹 Vectors, Lists, Queues, Stacks, Maps
🔹 Sorting and Searching Algorithms
📝 Exercises:
✅ Implement sorting using std::sort().
✅ PHASE 8: File Handling & Exception Handling (Weeks
15-16)
🕒 Daily Time Commitment: 4-5 hours
14. File Handling
🔹 Reading & Writing Files (fstream, ifstream, ofstream)
📝 Exercises:
✅ Write a program to read and write to a text file.
15. Exception Handling
🔹 Using try, catch, and throw
📝 Exercises:
✅ Handle division by zero error.
✅ PHASE 9: Algorithms & Problem Solving (Weeks 17-18)
🕒 Daily Time Commitment: 5+ hours
16. Sorting & Searching
🔹 Bubble Sort, Merge Sort, Quick Sort
🔹 Binary Search, Linear Search
📝 Exercises:
✅ Implement Quick Sort in C++.
✅ PHASE 10: Advanced Topics & Specialization (Weeks
19-20)
🕒 Daily Time Commitment: 5+ hours
🔹 Competitive Programming (LeetCode, Codeforces)
🔹 Game Development (SFML, Unreal Engine)
🔹 GUI Development (Qt)
🔹 Networking (Sockets)
📝 Final Project Ideas:
✅ Build a Bank Management System using OOP.
✅ Create a Library Management System with file handling.
✅ Develop a C++ Game using SFML.
📢 Completion Strategy
📌 Timeframe: 3-6 months (based on consistency)
📌 Daily Practice: 1-2 hours of coding
📌 Project-Based Learning: Apply concepts by building real-world
projects
📌 Join C++ Communities: Engage on Stack Overflow, GitHub, and
Discord
🚀 After mastering C++: Learn Advanced Data Structures, Game
Development, or Competitive Programming.
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