Algorithms - new in here

hello to all
i am new here
i am studying practical software engineering (college)

• looking for information about algorithms and maybe websites to test them on

• also looking for a light writing software for c/c++ easy that you can recommend

any info' for beginners in that subject basically could help me

thank you

U can use CodeBlocks

You mean what is an algorithm, or what?

Take a look at the appstore + youtube and Visual Studio!

There is an ok introduction to algorithms at Khan Academy (google it). Watch the videos, dont skip them even if they are boring.

Keep in mind that what language you write in is irrelevant for learning datastructures and algorithms.
When you do get the subject called "Algorithms and datastructures" in your university (which you will get if you study CS), then follow the course instructions.

"Learning algorithms" just means learning how to calculate complexity of algorithms and learning how some commonly used and efficient algorithms work. In other words you dont really learn how you should write an algorithm, but how other people have written good algorithms (which you can then use for yourself).
The commonly used term "there is no silver bullet" applies to this situation and in context means that there is no quick aproach to writing good algorithms. You can know how every single algorithm in the world works and still write bad code if you dont focus and plan ahead.

If you are green to programming, then i highly recommend learning object oriented programming aswell as discrete mathematics before attempting to understand more complex structures or you might have to relearn the subject.