Allegro and Visual Express 2008
Good day everybody. I've recently downloaded Visual C++ Express 2008 edition, and am currently trying to install Allegro 4.4.1 to it. I've been Googling and reading forum posts for a couple days now, and am just as confused as when I started. I searched the forums here and didn't find anything that seemed useful. I am a complete and utter beginner, and have no clue what I'm doing. Can someone please explain what I'm supposed to be doing? Thank you in advance to anybody and everybody who helps out.
I think you should have a read of this:
http://cplusplus.com/forum/articles/17776/
Also it may not be the best place to start, perhaps you might want to start with learning the basics of programming before you jump into such a project. As you will need to know program structure and object oriented design if you wish to pull off anything half decent.
After reading the above link and you are still serious. Allgero is cross platform so getting it to plug straight into VS may not be that easy, perhaps you might want to try DarkGDK or something that microsoft endorses.
If you really want to be a good programmer, get a book for beginners (yes there is books for experts out there), a book for learning to program and learning to program C++. Most good books contain a multitude of exercises, if you read the book and do the exercises your going to be a 10x better programmer than anyone who tries to learn off the internet.
The biggest problem with learning off the net is, your not used to programming so thinking up ideas to test out the language is difficult. Frequently we see nubs on here that are learning off the net, but instead of doing small basic programs to learn specific functions and language abilities they jump straight into text-based RPG's and such, and write the whole thing then try to compile, and wonder why after 2 days of fixing errors the compiler is still saying there's errors in the program.
http://cplusplus.com/forum/articles/17776/
Also it may not be the best place to start, perhaps you might want to start with learning the basics of programming before you jump into such a project. As you will need to know program structure and object oriented design if you wish to pull off anything half decent.
After reading the above link and you are still serious. Allgero is cross platform so getting it to plug straight into VS may not be that easy, perhaps you might want to try DarkGDK or something that microsoft endorses.
If you really want to be a good programmer, get a book for beginners (yes there is books for experts out there), a book for learning to program and learning to program C++. Most good books contain a multitude of exercises, if you read the book and do the exercises your going to be a 10x better programmer than anyone who tries to learn off the internet.
The biggest problem with learning off the net is, your not used to programming so thinking up ideas to test out the language is difficult. Frequently we see nubs on here that are learning off the net, but instead of doing small basic programs to learn specific functions and language abilities they jump straight into text-based RPG's and such, and write the whole thing then try to compile, and wonder why after 2 days of fixing errors the compiler is still saying there's errors in the program.
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Yeah, you should probably not jump into an engine headfirst. Get a feel for essential language syntax first, at least.
Actually, I own C++ For Dummies (and the pocket reference)and a number of eBooks. But I do agree with what you're saying. I don't know how to do a whole lot, and should probably learn more about the standard library and the console before moving on to more advanced projects; so I'll take your advice and hold off on Allegro.
I understand that video games are a complex art, and require lots and LOTS of advanced programming; but that's part of the reason I want to make them. I've been a gamer since I was a kid, and I work at GameStop now, so I'm sure you can understand why I'd want to learn how program.
Thanks for the input all. I guess I'm gonna do some exercises from my book, since that seems to be the recommended decision. lol
I understand that video games are a complex art, and require lots and LOTS of advanced programming; but that's part of the reason I want to make them. I've been a gamer since I was a kid, and I work at GameStop now, so I'm sure you can understand why I'd want to learn how program.
Thanks for the input all. I guess I'm gonna do some exercises from my book, since that seems to be the recommended decision. lol
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