Welcome to Hive my friend! Looks like you've got a very expansive set of skills and interests! I am really glad that you joined us, with your skills in Python and C++ you could very easily become a little developer of your own on here! The base code for Hive is C++ but a lot of the other things use Python so it's perfect!
I think with your interests, you could also fit in incredibly well with lots of our communities on here so please do give them a look! You can find a lot of like-minded people and make some friends. If you want to invite friends as well on here, you are more than welcome! There are lots of ways to create instant and free accounts so please let me know if your friends want to join up!
One of the things I wanted to do is give you a piece of advice that could make this place awesome for you! Talking with some of the people who have been here for a while, we remember one of the best things we did was find other people’s posts through others or go looking and start commenting meaningful things. If you drop small phrases it won’t get you much attention but if you look at a persons post and leave a great comment, a lot of times they will appreciate it and talk with you. If you continue to do this you will develop a friendship with them and will gain followers and grow your account. This is not an easy and fast process. It takes time but the more effort you put in the more you can be rewarded, with limitations of course.
I just say this in hopes you go out there and really connect with people and grow your account. The more we all do this, the more people will come here to take advantage of such a great place.
There’s also a great article that can answer a lot of the questions you may have. Please visit it at:
https://peakd.com/hive-198524/@hivepeople/hive-for-noobs-hive-198524
Some great communities you can check out!
Crypto/Finance
Leo Finance
HODL Community
https://peakd.com/c/hive-167922/created
https://peakd.com/c/hive-126009/created
Natural Medicine
https://peakd.com/c/hive-120078/created
Gaming
https://peakd.com/c/hive-13323/created
DIY
https://peakd.com/c/hive-129017/created
https://peakd.com/c/hive-189641/created
General posting
OCD
Curie
https://peakd.com/c/hive-174578/created
https://peakd.com/c/hive-156768/created
LEGO
https://peakd.com/c/hive-142010/created
Art
https://peakd.com/c/hive-156509/created
Travel
https://peakd.com/c/hive-184437/created
https://peakd.com/c/hive-163772/created