C++ Advice

[Zebra 9]

I was just wondering if any of you guys who know C++ had any suggestions on like good books for learning C++? I realy would like to learn C++, I'm tired of only knowing JavaScript.

 

[Déja]

I've looked at a number of books, and they are, for the most part, not much help, or at least not worth the money. A simple google search for C++ tutorials yielded this website at the top of the list. It appears to have some decent "getting to know C++" articles on it, including this one which assumes you know absolutely nothing and teaches you the fundamental structure of a C++ application.

Once you get the hang of the language, and learn about things like Classes, Inheritance and Polymorphing, then have a look at a code file in the SDK to see if you can pick out a function and figure out what it does.

There are dozens of people here who can help you if you get stuck, or if you have trouble understanding a concept in C++, but don't forget that google is your friend, too.

 

[Dale]

Go to http://www.gamedev.net and take a look through their tutorials.
You've also got http://www.gametutorials.com as well.

Awesome resources!

 

[Zebra 9]

Thanks guys!
I have only been able to read page one of the tutorial on cprogramming.com.

If you come across anything else let me know, I can use all the resources I can get.

P.S
I'm glad to see alot of things that are the same as JavaScript.

 

[Déja]

Yeah, once you've learned ANY programming language, learning other ones is pretty easy. The hardest thing to overcome is learning how to think in terms of what a computer can understand.

 

[Aussie_Lurker]

Personally, I really think you should simply seek out Kael's incredibly helpful tutorials. Between those and some help from the very friendly modding community, I have managed to release 2 SDK modifications.

Aussie_Lurker.

 

[Impaler[WrG]]

*Pssst* Aussie You need to READ thouse Tutorials as well it will greatly reduce your
Kaels tutorials are nice but are not a substiture for basic C++ knowlage

 

[Zebra 9]

I just can't wait until I C++ finnaly clicks. I remeber w/ JavaScript I went for about 3 months (after read the book from front to back) before I even understood JavaScript. So in the mean time I'll just keep my self busy w/ tutorials. Well so you guy's know, I think I'm understanding what I'm reading, my only problem is that I don't totaly understand what I have to do w/ all the stuff I downloaded from that here. I would like help w/ that, I've got everything that Kael has a link to there, I'm mostly confused about the libs.

I'll have to get my hands on Kael's tutorials. They talk more about civ programing right?

P.S
I just finished downloading the cprogramming.com tutorials so next up I'll be downloading the tutorials Dale linked to.