u/Full-Stranger9249

Hey everyone,
I recently started learning OpenGL, GLSL, and C++ seriously and I’ve been spending a lot of time coding, fixing bugs, reading docs, and building small projects. Now I want to join more coding communities where people share projects, help each other, discuss graphics programming/game dev, and just grow together.

I’m especially interested in:

• OpenGL / graphics programming
• Game development
• C++
• Shaders / GLSL
• Creative coding
• Programming communities in general

I already ask questions when I get stuck and try helping others when I can too. I want to improve faster by surrounding myself with people who love programming.

What are some good communities, Discord servers, forums, subreddits, or places online where beginner/intermediate programmers hang out and learn together?

Would love recommendations.

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I use yasb like a lot of people. But after doing a full security windows defender scan, The icons and the fonts are not loading but the fonts are installed. Now what can I do?

I finally managed to render a triangle using OpenGL (C++ + GLFW + GLAD). I understand basic setup like window creation, shaders, and vertex buffer.

But now I feel stuck and confused about what comes next. I don’t know the proper roadmap from here.

My goal is to eventually build 3D games / engine-level projects, not just draw shapes.

Can someone give me a clear learning roadmap after drawing a triangle?
Like what concepts should I learn in order, and what projects should I build step-by-step?

So far I know:

• GLFW window setup
• Basic shaders (vertex + fragment)
• VAO/VBO basics (a little)

I would really appreciate a structured path from here to intermediate/advanced OpenGL.