First (procedural) c++ lectures:

Prof: K guys, go ahead and attempt the homework
Students: sir, how can we have 1 file per exercise?
P: oh, you can't, just make one huge file with multiple functions and rename them to "main" whenever you wanna run them

Me: WHY DO I EVEN PAY FOR THIS BULLSHIT

Ps: not allowed to use classes as that's too hard...

@Null-Device c--? C-omunism?

Do a meta script that allows you to quickly rename the function you want to "main" :D it could be a macro system also

Sounds like a class you should just test out of.

Oh hell yes!!! Similar case with me last year

You should just start contributing into one or more open source projects with the class and talk / learn by real world examples while helping others in the process.

I'm really sick of all those boring stupid artifical exercises.

Does my future boss or client give me a sheet with some hello world tasks? Yeah? I'm out! Seriously, of course not. This is not education but pretending to be.

In that kind of scenario I take all the bad attitude I have, code it right and hope he notices how much better it is. Even if he fails me, at least I know I did the right thing...

Just write a Main function that allows you to run any of the functions. Then you don't have to rename.

@Gobbas that's what I did... Still tho, what the fuck