Please read this EVERYBODY and please post a reply
I know right this isn't something worth replying at or shouldnt be replied to. I need yall help,I've always wanted to learn C++ and know it to the fullest.I know enough,i code enough(still a beginner coder/newbie),BUT please i still need to learn ALOT on C++.Can we please setup an IRC channel for that?or should i just keep looking(endlessly) for some "good" books or what? Please i need someone to please put meh through the CORE C++.
Honestly i envy yall,i mean yall write codes i sometimes find hard to decipher.I wanna become a programmer.A programmer is ALL i can become.
Any secret i need to know??Can anybody please help???
Admins:: please dont remove this.
Honestly i envy yall,i mean yall write codes i sometimes find hard to decipher.I wanna become a programmer.A programmer is ALL i can become.
Any secret i need to know??Can anybody please help???
Admins:: please dont remove this.
We had an IRC channel at one point, but it died really quickly. I might ask the admin if setting up one on this site wouldn't be possible, though that is asking a fair bit of him. :/
AFAIK there's no "secret" to programming. Some of it is innate talent, but basically the best way to gain experience in any programming language is to practice practice practice. Do exercises, work on small projects that you find useful, and most importantly learn from your mistakes.
Good luck, okay?
-Albatross
AFAIK there's no "secret" to programming. Some of it is innate talent, but basically the best way to gain experience in any programming language is to practice practice practice. Do exercises, work on small projects that you find useful, and most importantly learn from your mistakes.
Good luck, okay?
-Albatross
If you stay how much as you can on this forum, you'll gain a lot of experience because here are a lot of users with different problems. If you can solve their problems, you can avoid them and you also can learn from them. Have you tried libraries as SFML or SDL?
To admins and moderators: the design of the site is awsome! keep going!
To admins and moderators: the design of the site is awsome! keep going!
No Cosmin No,i haven't...I'll try to read about Sfml and SDL. But lastly please,what book do you suggest i pick up to read(detailing fuctions/procedures,arrays,pointers,etc).
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Cosmin's advice is pretty sound. Maintain a presence in this forum and you'll end up picking up a lot. If you're still a beginner, keep an eye on the beginner forums and watch out for problems others are having. You'll pick up a lot of things this way. Even worth pitching in if you think you know the answer.
As Albatross says, there's no secret. It comes more naturally to some people, just like anything else in the world. The only real tip I can offer is that you stick with it and be patient; C++, like any language, takes time and effort. As for know C++ to it's fullest, I doubt there are many that do. C++ is a vast language and there'll always be something new to learn.
This forum is an excellent resource that houses many talented programmer. Keep your eyes peeled and pipe up if there's a problem. If you're enthusiastic enough about your own work and put in the effort then someone will always be willing to help.
As Albatross says, there's no secret. It comes more naturally to some people, just like anything else in the world. The only real tip I can offer is that you stick with it and be patient; C++, like any language, takes time and effort. As for know C++ to it's fullest, I doubt there are many that do. C++ is a vast language and there'll always be something new to learn.
This forum is an excellent resource that houses many talented programmer. Keep your eyes peeled and pipe up if there's a problem. If you're enthusiastic enough about your own work and put in the effort then someone will always be willing to help.
If you're looking for books, C++ Primer is always a suggested choice. That's currently the book I'm working on in my free time right now. It covers a lot of stuff, and assumes you have some basic knowledge. Does a good job of hitting the STL pretty well too, which I found beginner books don't typically do. And it actually starts off as a C++ book (ie dealing with classes) rather than a C using C++ syntax book, as once again beginner books like to do.
Seems to be this misconception out there that C and C++ are the same thing
Seems to be this misconception out there that C and C++ are the same thing
If you want to do something with that language, you have to focus more on the Object Orientated Programming because that's the real contact between user and the program; that's the most valuable part of the language. First of all, learn the basics of that (classes, templates and STL). Then, you can understand how it works SFML and SDL libraries. You can also create your own library, why not? You can learn this language by practising; by working on different (and harder) projects. Don't wait to find a book that can make you know all the language, because you'll not find it. The books can just introduce you some concepts but you have to work with them (to "play" with them). I recommend you The C++ Programming Language written by Bjarne Stroustrup.
Screw books (programming ones at least, normal books are fun :D ) they are technical, dreary, boring and all the beginner ones are written by people who often have bad habits which they then impose on you.
I recommend watching videos like I did, there are 2 I recommend (on youtube)
Buckys C++ Tutorials (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvC1WCdV1XU)
and
AntiRTFMs SpoonFed Tutorials (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyVhn0FWWB4)
each have 70+ videos, from what variables are to how to define a class, and should teach you the basic core principals of C++.
and as C++ developers, who are making these videos for free for the community, rather than c++ developers who only write the books to get paid, they point out common pitfalls, newbie mistakes, bad habits, etc that would otherwise plague you.
I believe the Spoonfed tutorials are easier to understand, but both are worth watching.
I recommend watching videos like I did, there are 2 I recommend (on youtube)
Buckys C++ Tutorials (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvC1WCdV1XU)
and
AntiRTFMs SpoonFed Tutorials (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyVhn0FWWB4)
each have 70+ videos, from what variables are to how to define a class, and should teach you the basic core principals of C++.
and as C++ developers, who are making these videos for free for the community, rather than c++ developers who only write the books to get paid, they point out common pitfalls, newbie mistakes, bad habits, etc that would otherwise plague you.
I believe the Spoonfed tutorials are easier to understand, but both are worth watching.
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