Sup /prog/.

So recently I've begun my age-old quest of actually learning C++.

I've attempted this several times, and like most who give up, stopped after learning the very basics of the language, as I didn't really know where to go from there.

I'm not really looking to be developing specifically for Windows, but I realize that it will be where I do the majority of my work, so does anyone have anything against C++/CLI? If so, why?

Furthermore, what are some ideal "projects" to try to design?
Thanks /prog/,
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and templates needless binary bloat, there is no standardized function exporting conventions (C linkage is the only reasonably portable method), the language grammar is horribly ambiguous, complex object hierarchies do generate needless function call overhead, etc.

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missing modifier