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In this video, I'd like to take a few minutes and talk about the challenge

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exercises in this course.

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Most sections of the course will have a challenge exercise

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that you can attempt to solve.

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The challenges will range from simple at the beginning of the course

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to very, very challenging toward the end of the course.

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These challenges are programming challenges

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in which you'll typically be given a description of the challenge

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and the project files to start you off.

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In addition to the challenge description,

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I'll also explain the challenge in video

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and walk you through the expected output.

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These challenges are a great opportunity for you to apply what you've learned in each section

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and code a c++ solution that works and solves the challenge.

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Once you complete the challenge, you can watch a video

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of my solution to the challenge so you can compare to your own.

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Remember there are many, many ways to solve the same problem

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and my solution is just one way,

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but it will provide a solution to the same problem that you can learn from.

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I encourage you to make up self-challenges as well.

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The more code you write and the more you practice, the more comfortable you'll become with

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c++ and the better your code will become.

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It's okay if you can't fully complete the challenge.

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They're not called challenges for nothing.

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Do the challenges at your own pace. No pressure,

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have fun, experiment, and keep trying even if you get frustrated.

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Before you know you'll be solving complex

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problems and creating your own object-oriented programs.