I find it surprising that a junior programmer would want to master C++ and I can only encourage you to do it. Mastering modern C++ will make it easy to learn o

I find it surprising that a junior programmer would want to master C++ and I can only encourage you to do it. Mastering modern C++ will make it easy to learn other languages and idioms and it will give you a tool to produce efficient code that can run in a vast range of platforms and architectures. Personally I have more fun with visual projects such as games ( check out SDL or SFML for 2D game libraries, or Unreal and others for 3D ), interactive installations ( take a peek at Ogre 3D, Cinder or openframeworks ) and audio and video processing, but you might have different interests. Good luck!