Very Newbie Question
April 03, 2002 03:35 AM
Hi I am just wondering what is the best way to get going on this programming joyride? I have a numbre of books C++ in 21 days, the windows guros, learn VC++ in 21 days or 24 hours, Windows game programming for Dummies. Is the best way to learn to do a number guessing game using the normal C++ bookby this i mean read throught it a bit and then start writing the program as far as I can then ready it some more and then loop until complete?
Many thanks
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April 03, 2002 05:00 AM
yup, just keep on practicing, try to absorb what C/C++ offers as much as you can, 
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April 03, 2002 05:44 AM
What i was thinking of was
Guessing Number Game
A text RPG
My Text RPG with some limited graphics like when you see a orc a wee orc picture comes up
Tetris
My Guessing Number game in Windows
Tetris In Windows
RPG tile based
Good action plan?
Guessing Number Game
A text RPG
My Text RPG with some limited graphics like when you see a orc a wee orc picture comes up
Tetris
My Guessing Number game in Windows
Tetris In Windows
RPG tile based
Good action plan?
http://www.luckysage.com
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April 03, 2002 11:27 PM
sounds good to me if youre into rpgs, which im really not
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"There are no stupid questions. Only stupid people who ask them."
"James Hetfield is out of rehab, I''ll drink to that!"
Remember kids, Satan isn''t evil... He''s just misunderstood.
"Even Satan plays speed metal!" -Cranium
"There is no forgiveness in these eyes For any of you...but one" Opeth - The Moor
"I''ve stood upon the moors, looked over many lands
That were conquered by the brave and their might
Searching for the answer, the riddle of the steel
What will win the day and take the fight" - Jag Panzer
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"James Hetfield is out of rehab, I'll drink to that!"
"Even Satan plays speed metal!" -Cranium
"There is no forgiveness in these eyes For any of you...but one" Opeth - The Moor
"I've stood upon the moors, looked over many landsThat were conquered by the brave and their mightSearching for the answer, the riddle of the steelWhat will win the day and take the fight" - Jag Panzer
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"James Hetfield is out of rehab, I'll drink to that!"
"Even Satan plays speed metal!" -Cranium
"There is no forgiveness in these eyes For any of you...but one" Opeth - The Moor
"I've stood upon the moors, looked over many landsThat were conquered by the brave and their mightSearching for the answer, the riddle of the steelWhat will win the day and take the fight" - Jag Panzer
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April 04, 2002 09:42 AM
The tetris is going to be really hard to do (unless you use something like Allegro to do the graphics, but it will still be hard)
Just keep learning and try to do stuff. By doing stuff you learn
Just keep learning and try to do stuff. By doing stuff you learn
April 04, 2002 03:26 PM
What is Allegro?
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Jack!!!!!!
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Jack!!!!!!
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April 04, 2002 03:31 PM
Allegro is a cross-platform library for graphics, sound, input, math, io, and just about everything else. It has a reputation for being extremely easy to use. You can find out more about it at http://www.allegro.cc.
ReactOS - an Open-source operating system compatible with Windows NT apps and drivers
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April 04, 2002 05:46 PM
I say start off with the simple number guessing game.
Then get into maybe some kind of a text based RPG.
Basically this should help you learn the basics of using C++ and getting used to writing your own code.
Nothing helps you learn more than experimentation. I say once you get those done, go ahead and try to improve your code.
You can come up with some cool stuff on your own, and you will appreciate what is taught in tutorials a lot more that way.
At least that is how I learned.
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(Gorgeous graphics)+(beautiful sound effects)+(symphonic music)+(no gameplay) != Good game
Then get into maybe some kind of a text based RPG.
Basically this should help you learn the basics of using C++ and getting used to writing your own code.
Nothing helps you learn more than experimentation. I say once you get those done, go ahead and try to improve your code.
You can come up with some cool stuff on your own, and you will appreciate what is taught in tutorials a lot more that way.
At least that is how I learned.
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(Gorgeous graphics)+(beautiful sound effects)+(symphonic music)+(no gameplay) != Good game
-------------------------GBGames' Blog: An Indie Game Developer's Somewhat Interesting ThoughtsStaff Reviewer for Game Tunnel
April 06, 2002 12:13 PM
Thanks all for the info. The only problem I have is getting the random number!!! Any ideas?
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April 06, 2002 12:34 PM
I''m of the opinion you shouldn''t use C++ to learn programming. That''s partly because of the language itself being quite difficult, but more because of the poor quality of educational material. I suggest you use Python to learn programming, and learn C++ later.
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