The only way to learn a language is to start programming, fail, and fix your mistakes. Compilers like GCC and clang will provide a lot of useful debugging info.

The only way to learn a language is to start programming, fail, and fix your mistakes. Compilers like GCC and clang will provide a lot of useful debugging info. You can also break your program into chunks, google for how to do each chunk, and work it into the program. Try and read up on the syntax of the language, and what different symbols mean. (*, &, || and the like)