PW> I've read a whole lot of books about C and C++ but I've 
 PW> never actually finished a program.  Any suggestions?
I'm not a pro, but I'd think starting on smaller projects.  I seen you were 
writing games which take a long time for even the experienced programmers.  
I'm just learning, and enjoy writing little programs that do math 
calculations, and simple dumb stuff.  Nobody else would want to use them, but 
it helps me practice.  I've also added additional features to my programs 
after I've got them working.
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