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Sam's Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours as a C++ primer, and then Game Programming All-in-One

Those are two excellent titles. The Sam's is where I first picked up C++, and the Game Programming All-in-One I don't have personal experience with, but I've skimmed though it. Chances are it's got good stuff.

The first game you posted, the one that took you a month? For most programmers who have a true chance in the field, such a program would've been their day 2 or 3 project, if even that late. You might want to reconsider this, for even with a ton of dedication, true game programming will require you to learn vast amounts of new things and to be able to apply them in a very short amount of time. I have no advice for how to do this, but you're going to have to learn faster if you are truly interested.

This is very true, to an extent. Learning programming simply for the sake of game creation is nice, but if you have no real direction and no previous experince...Then I guess picking up on both C/++'s syntax and a game's logic at once would be hard for a newcomer. I recommend beginning with one or the other, not both. Either learn a higher level language to get the logic of a programmer down so you can learn to apply these concepts to a game, or begin by 'learning' C/++ and take some time to understand the finer details. Start at one end then progress to the other, things should flow smoother.

sirtom93 wrote:Here it is. My first ever game in c++. Higher and Lower.

[ a bunch of code that i did in five minutes the first day i started programming( about a month ago)

what i put in the quuote says it all i dont care if this is an old topic this guy is pretty full of himself geeze idiot too bad i dont have my own working computer at the moment
or id be hitting the book hard with this c++ stuff just to showw this guy up

eatcomics wrote:

sirtom93 wrote:Here it is. My first ever game in c++. Higher and Lower.

[ a bunch of code that i did in five minutes the first day i started programming( about a month ago)

what i put in the quuote says it all i dont care if this is an old topic this guy is pretty full of himself geeze idiot too bad i dont have my own working computer at the moment
or id be hitting the book hard with this c++ stuff just to showw this guy up

Im not full of my self. Ive actually been doing c++ non stop since then. Made an ascii game.

ok then i take it back sorry

Good to hear you're sticking with it, Sirmtron. Many nubz give up after a week or so.

Arce wrote:Good to hear you're sticking with it, Sirmtron. Many nubz give up after a week or so.

I'd appreciate it if you'd stop stroking the noob's e-ego. This is the same little kid who has been going around telling people he's working on an OGL game engine before he can even handle an if statement correctly.

uhh im just gonna back out an leave this topic be :?

Dr. House wrote:

Arce wrote:Good to hear you're sticking with it, Sirmtron. Many nubz give up after a week or so.

I'd appreciate it if you'd stop stroking the noob's e-ego. This is the same little kid who has been going around telling people he's working on an OGL game engine before he can even handle an if statement correctly.

I said that back when I was a complete nub. Now I realise I'm a noob ive started to learn it properly. I can write functions now

you juust stick to come summer vacation illl have my own pc and ill be right there with ya well ill be pretty far behind but ill bee trying