C++ Buddy

[VerdeHD]

Hello C++ Forum,

I am looking for a C++ buddy or buddies. Just a person or people I can talk to about c++ or coding in general or anything if you are open. People I can collaborate with and build programs with together. I don't have any friends who know C++ or any coding. So if you interested just respond to this forum.

My Info -
Name: Jakwon
Level: Beginner but I feel like, I am close to leveling up.
Level of Others: Any Level

[TarikNeaj]

Hey, Sounds like fun. PM me your Skype info.

[TheScripterGeek]

Sure, but since i'm still in middle school & I have to do algebra, but I should be availible at 9:40 on week days if there is no holiday

[VerdeHD]

Thank you for responding to the forum.


aek and TheScripterGeek I have tried and sending messages but you are set up to not receive messages. Try messaging me.

[DTM256]

Sounds good to me. I'm at work so I can't reach my personal e-mail address but it's [e-mail]

Name: Feral Crafter -- I never like going by my real name
Level: intermediate but stagnate for years

I've been focused on text/2D/3D games as well as dabbling with server/client code. All C/C++. Right now I'm writing my own tools to make things easier. Or at least easier to make the exact same type of game with a different story each time.

What are your interests?

[ChandyShot]

Hey Buddy, PM me, I just wanna Join... I too don't have friends.
Name : ChandyShot
Level : B/w Beginner and Intermediate

[Mapler]

I'd like to join too! PM me, for I'm a beginner too and'd like to learn together. No friends of mine either...

[rabster]

I'd like to join as well, send me a PM. I would say that I'm post-intermediate to advanced in regards to my level.

[TheBeardedQuack]

We have a discord group with 81 members for all programming languages if anyone is interested?

[DragonOsman]

My name is Osman Zakir. Email address [e-mail]. I also have a Gmail account, and the email address for that one is [e-mail].

I'm also between beginner and intermediate and in need of coding friends. A mentor would also be good. I'm reading the book Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ 2nd Edition by Bjarne Stroustrup, but I think I could use some actual mentoring which is why I'm asking for that.

I took an intro CS course edx.org, Introduction to Computer Science (CS50), given by Harvard. I need to do the Final Project for that course now, for which I'm planning to use the C++ Wt library to create a web app.

For the web app itself, I was thinking of using an exercise I'd done for the book I'm reading as a base. It's a currency convertor, but I have to manually update the conversion rates myself. I wanted to create a web application that would take the conversion rates from the web in real time. And for the user interface, I was thinking of using the Google Maps API. What I have in mind is that the app would take the user's geolocation to show them where they are on the map, as well as their own currency converted to any other currency of their own choosing.

The currency convertor app I'm thinking of using as a base takes in a currency as user input and converts it to USD. I wanted to specialize it a little more and make it more flexible, such that if the user is in the US, they could look at how much a US Dollar is worth in other countries for example, or if they're outside the US, they could check how much their own currency is worth in the US or in any other country. And of course, the original app is just a console app. For reference, here's the code for the aforementioned base/original app (note: conversion rates haven't been updated since I last wrote the code):

// Osman Zakir
// 12 / 5 / 2016
// Bjarne Stroustrup: Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ 2nd Edition
// Chapter 4 Section 4.4.1.1 Try This Exercise
// This program converts from Yen, Euros, Yuan, Kroner, or Pounds to Dollars

#include "../../std_lib_facilities.h"

double convert(const char unit, const double amount);
bool check_input(const char unit);

int main()
{
	cout << "Please enter a money amount followed by currency (y(en), e(uro), p(ound),\n"
		<< "(k)roner, or Y(uan) (must be an uppercase Y, to make sure to not clash with"
		<< "lowercase y for y(en)):\n";
	double amount = 0;
	char unit = ' ';
	cin >> amount >> unit;
	if (!check_input(unit))
	{
		cout << "Sorry, I don't know a unit called '" << unit << "'\n";
		return 1;
	}
	double dollars = convert(unit, amount);
	cout << "Your money converted to US Dollars is $" << dollars << ".\n";
	keep_window_open();
}

double convert(const char unit, const double amount)
{
	constexpr double yen_to_dollar = 114.239139;
	constexpr double euro_to_dollar = 0.927889;
	constexpr double pound_to_dollar = 0.785687;
	constexpr double yuan_to_dollar = 0.143708;
	constexpr double krone_to_dollar = 0.140471;
	double dollars = 0;

	switch (unit)
	{
	case 'y':
		dollars = amount / yen_to_dollar;
		break;
	case 'e':
	case 'E':
		dollars = amount / euro_to_dollar;
		break;
	case 'p':
	case 'P':
		dollars = amount / pound_to_dollar;
		break;
	case 'Y':
		dollars = amount * yuan_to_dollar;
		break;
	case 'k':
	case 'K':
		dollars = amount * krone_to_dollar;
	}
	return dollars;
}

bool check_input(const char unit)
{
	if (unit == 'y' || unit == 'e' || unit == 'p' || unit == 'Y' || unit == 'k')
	{
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}

If there's anyone on here or in the group who could help me learn Wt, that would also be a great help. I'm also reading up stuff on the Wt website, but I could use the experience from writing some code myself using Wt.

[TheBeardedQuack]

https://discord.gg/tjeNHjV

[ASCII74oshua]

I'd love to help! My gmail is [e-mail], send me a message!

[ndrewxie]

I'd like to help, but I don't have much time on hand. My email is [e-mail] (I refuse to give people my actual email until I know them well). I'll mainly be there for advice, code review, cleanup, and some code writing.

[NonPlusPlussed]

Hey i' d love to be a part of this! I'd say im late-beginner level, I have a text based adventure I'd appreciate some help with, and I'm always eager to get stuck into someone else's code,
drop me a PM.