veiga2

Hi... im veiga... a newbie programmer, i am a student here in the philippines and taking up computer programming subjects.... at the age of 5(i think) perhaps 7, i played games in the pc, and my urge in learning more about computers is kinda strong.... hehehehe... now,18, ive learned some of the basics in c... structures,pointers,program flow... and im learning ryt now c++ this summer, im having some advance reading in regard of the subject... im reading the book how to learn c++ in 21 days... my strategy is ill kinda read the book and learn some of the basics of it... and right now.. i understand some of the additions in the c(Classes, reference,polymorphism, inheritance etc) can you comment me more about this... im having some hard time which road i would take... but i tink i would be entering game programming.... can you help me on which points ill be mastering in c++ and what topics and classes i would be mastering? and can you pls all the fellow programmers out there you would suggest me some books to read? sorry im kinda rough in my english....... thnx a lot "Maraming salamat po"

Varrickmana

Well, I have read "C++ for Dummies" which is a good book that you may want to get started on. After I read that I read Bjarne Stoustrup's(or something like that) "The C++ Programming Launguage", which was a great folowup to C++fDs. Bjarne is the creater of C++, if you didn't know that(niether did I ). So read those books, and you'll be off to a good start. :banana:

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Prm753

Perhaps you should continue to learn C++ programming for the console (MS-DOS window), then move on to Windows programming like the Win32 API, and then learn some OpenGL or DirectX programming if you want to learn how to make games.

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DaWei

Welcome to the forum. Snoop around a bit. You'll find lots of book and tutorial recommendations and well as information regarding compilers, the FAQ/rules, a "How to Post..." thread, all kinds of goodies to give you an idea of the community.

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Booooze

I agree with prm753. Don't bust out to windows programming yet. Take it slow. If you plan on heading into game programming, make sure you know your math

uman

"Please help a newbie like me."

Your English is very good, except for the fact that you don't seem to know (or use) the rules of writing it. I don't know if the spelling and capitalization problems in your post and subject line were due to laziness or just the fact that English isn't your first language. If it was laziness, I respectfully request and suggest that you speak English as properly as possible here, as a lot of us don't like informally-written "chat room style" English.

If you simply don't know how to spell certain words, or aren't sure of the capitalization rules in English, I apologize for making an issue of it.

Again, I'm making this suggestion in the nicest way possible, please don't take offence.

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veiga2

Thnx to all of you guys... i'll be practicing my english the best way i can... i already practiced console programming. But what is console programming anyway?, I made some simple programs regarding simple use of c, such as creating a student record(Using fopen(),fclose()....structures(),string manipulations ) is that wat you call c++ for the console?

Guys... im open for your comments and suggetions... i will be glad if you can give me some sample problems that ill be practicing on... thank you...

I'm really determined on becoming a proffesional programmer. I am doing the best i can to sharpen my skills... ill find that books, I am hoping that ill find those books in stores...

So is this alright? 1. Console programming 2.Win32 Api?
I dont have any guide in what road ill be planning to take... so please help me... thnx to all of you

nnxion

C++ is not the same as C. There are big differences between them. In C++ one uses fstream for file manipulation, classes instead of structures, which are essentially the same in C++ except for the default access, and use C++ std::strings instead of C strings (character arrays).

Read this.

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