Anyone done any programming?

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I'm on pointers right now. Damn... they're kinda confusing, but I'll figure it out. :wizard:
 

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I haven't made much progress beyond the Hello World program; this tutorial uses a lot of words that hurt my head, and I honestly feel slightly overwhelmed; I don't want to just copy/paste the code from the window on the webpage into my compiler, I want to understand what it is I'm typing, but I'm having a little bit of trouble doing that <_<...Maybe I should look for some Idiot's Guide to C++.
 

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There are tons of guides/tutorials/FAQs out there. If that one doesn't work for you, then try another. And if you want to, you can start with C, then move on to C++ later, since everything that works in C pretty much works in C++ too. That's up to you, though.

Some free ebooks
http://www.techtoolblog.com/archives/195-f...ogramming-books

C++ Game Programming
http://www.cppgameprogramming.com/
Start with "Basic C++ Lessons"

A link that contains links to other tutorials
http://www.robertnz.net/cpp_site.html#Learn

A tutorial that even offers optional quizzes to test your skills and knowledge.
http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial.html#c++tutorial

Teach yourself C++ in 21 days
http://newdata.box.sk/bx/c/htm/fm.htm

More tutorials and FAQs
http://www.freeprogrammingresources.com/

Another collection of links for C and C++
http://www.geocities.com/naif_2pac/cpp.htm

Yet another collection of links
http://www.thefreecountry.com/documentation/onlinecpp.shtml

There are always books if you're willing and/or able to spend some money.
These seem the be the best three I've heard of.... though there are probably more. I may buy one of them sometime, not sure though.

- The C++ Programming Language (Actually written by the guy that created C++)
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to C++
- Practical C++ Programming
- C++ for Dummies (Hmm... just found a bad review of this book though.)

Here's a link with a list of other books...
http://www.cprogramming.com/books.html

And don't forget there are other programming languages out there too if you don't like C++.
 

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That's a pretty good thing.

I am currently working on a text-based dice game with betting. I also started a text-based blackjack game, but I decided to put that on hold in favor of the dice game. But it's time for bed now, so programming is on hold for the next unknown amount of hours.
If anyone has any ideas for a really simple text-based game, then let me know and maybe I'll try to make it. If I feel like it. But if I don't feel like it, then at least you gave me an idea.
 

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I might give that a try someday. But for now, I'm too far into C++ to just quit learning it.
I wish I'd never stopped programming when I was younger... :eek:
 

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I made my own space invaders game once, does that count as programming, i think it does. Ive lost it now, im gonna do it again oneday :)
 

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It depends on how you made it and what you used. There are ways to make some games that don't require any or much programming....
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Well, it's still programming in a way not matter what, just not necessarily in the traditional sense.
 

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Well, Flash games require some scripting, I think, so I guess that counts as programming.

I wish I never quit using flash. I used to know how to make tons of things, but now I just don't remember. x_x
 

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It'll be harder to learn it again, since I originally learned it through a high school computer class. And the teacher made it pretty easy to learn. But I might try it again sometime, especially since it's still installed on my comp. Not now though, too busy with C++. >_>