awesome-cpp

A community-maintained, curated directory of C and C++ frameworks, libraries, tools, and learning resources.

• Website: http://fffaraz.github.io/awesome-cpp/
• Source: https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp
• License: MIT
• Category: Themed directories
• Tags: cpp, awesome-lists

Description

awesome-cpp is a GitHub-based directory that organizes notable C and C++ open-source projects and learning materials into structured categories. It is part of the broader "awesome" lists ecosystem and focuses on helping developers discover libraries, frameworks, and references across the C/C++ ecosystem.

Features

• Curated list format

  • Manually curated collection of C and C++ resources.
  • GitHub repository structure with Markdown-based lists.

• Broad category coverage (as indicated by repository sections such as README and companion files):

  • Standard libraries and core C/C++ utilities.
  • Frameworks.
  • Artificial Intelligence and related tools.
  • Additional topics and subcategories (continued in README beyond the visible excerpt).

• Supplementary learning resources

  • books.md: separate list of books and written resources about C and C++.
  • videos.md: list of videos and video courses related to C and C++.

• Community contributions

  • CONTRIBUTING.md documenting how to propose additions/changes.
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md defining contributor behavior and guidelines.

• Project metadata and automation

  • .travis.yml for CI-related configuration (e.g., basic checks on the repository content).
  • todo.txt tracking pending improvements or additions to the list.

• GitHub-native benefits

  • Public repository with issues, pull requests, and revision history.
  • High community engagement (stars and forks) indicating active use and contributions.

Pricing

• Free to use and access (MIT-licensed open-source repository).