An alternative to tasks from books?

Question

IT education

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Сейчас дочитываю книгу Праты по языку C++. В конце каждой главы есть задачи и упражнения. Иногда они интересны, но зачастую нет и просто засыпаешь при выполнении подобных задач, и я не утрирую. Как альтернативу использую codewars и вот приглядываюсь к codingame. После главы о наследовании(а это уже следующая) собираюсь начать делать небольшой проект.

Actually, a question. How important are tasks from books and is it possible to find an alternative to them in things that interest me?
I understand that the tasks at the end of the chapters are a consolidation of what has been covered, but for how long is it "fixed"? Today, for example, I had to google how to make a function pointer and I remembered that there was a similar task in the book, but I didn’t do it. But what are the chances that I wouldn't have googled for that very problem?

Answer 1

If you're interested in learning theory, read "Think Like a Mathematician" by Barbara Oakley, for example, which describes how exercises work and what they're good for.