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Created 20 years ago2004-07-26 21:30:28 UTC by BrattyLord BrattyLord

BrattyLord
BrattyLord
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-26 21:30:28 UTC Post #45230
The time has come for me to stop learning to program Java and turn to the uninterneted, yet more powerfull, C++.

Are there any good places I can learn it for free, getting a compiler and such for free off the internet? I don't like to spend money, which is why I have a crappy Quantex with a broken internet that I'm not even using now.

don't ask what a Quantex is ;)
BrattyLord BrattyLord
Seventh-Monkey
Seventh-Monkey
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-27 06:09:23 UTC Post #45379
Erm... Google is back to life now.
Seventh-Monkey Seventh-MonkeyPretty nifty
BrattyLord
BrattyLord
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-27 12:14:41 UTC Post #45492
I was just wondering what anyone would say was the best way. I don't trust google to give me the best result. a person, or even a monkey, is more reliable to get me the best result. Google just looks at the words.
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hefsys
hefsys
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-28 02:09:07 UTC Post #45740
Get the c++ tutorial I use here http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/
hefsys hefsys
m0p
m0p
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-28 02:23:18 UTC Post #45741
Get a book, and for compiler, Microsoft C++ Toolkit 2003.
m0p m0pIllogical.
m0p
m0p
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-28 02:23:40 UTC Post #45742
Wait, dont get a book, that costs, get a tutorial or summin.
m0p m0pIllogical.
BrattyLord
BrattyLord
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-29 22:23:02 UTC Post #46516
no no. maybe I should get a book. Thats what I did for Java, but I got a friend to get it for me for Christmas, lol.
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Luke
Luke
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-29 23:19:24 UTC Post #46525
what is coding for anyways?
Luke LukeLuke
BrattyLord
BrattyLord
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-29 23:26:24 UTC Post #46532
well, its how HL was made chow. its programming.
BrattyLord BrattyLord
Luke
Luke
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-29 23:27:00 UTC Post #46534
So what you need it for?
Luke LukeLuke
Seventh-Monkey
Seventh-Monkey
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-30 03:38:03 UTC Post #46559
Everything? It's the same as programming.
Seventh-Monkey Seventh-MonkeyPretty nifty
Luke
Luke
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-30 08:15:23 UTC Post #46643
What could you do with it? That doesnt explain it...
Luke LukeLuke
Mephs
Mephs
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-30 08:27:19 UTC Post #46654
what can you DO with programing???
Thats a contender for stupidest post ever chow!
Mephs Mephs
m0p
m0p
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-30 08:35:50 UTC Post #46657
Let me brake down what programming is so I can explain to total noobs:

Programming - creating useable pieces of magic words that can be clicked on and make stuff happen on your magic light surface!

Real definition:

Creating pieces of code with a language that can be read by a compiler. It's main uses are creating programs. Obviously :P
m0p m0pIllogical.
Mephs
Mephs
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-30 08:44:32 UTC Post #46660
chow, you can make mods with coding (the actual game rules, physics etc)
Mephs Mephs
BrattyLord
BrattyLord
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-30 08:58:01 UTC Post #46666
you can make pretty much anything on a computer with programming. all your programs, microsoft word, half-life, even notepad, just to name a few, where made by programming.

The reason I want to learn Programming C++ is because thats the languange Half-Life uses and I can therefore change the code, makeing Half-Life do whatever I want. I could make a game where you couldn't walk backwards for example.
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BrattyLord
BrattyLord
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-30 08:58:28 UTC Post #46667
also, I need to get a free compiler. Where can I get a good one that won't screw up my computer?
BrattyLord BrattyLord
Jahzel
Jahzel
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-30 09:43:02 UTC Post #46688
Man, avatars are getting more scarier these days :confused:
Jahzel Jahzel
m0p
m0p
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-30 09:47:58 UTC Post #46691
You should try and learn assembler or machine code. Both are impossible! Assembler is ok though.
m0p m0pIllogical.
hazardous!
hazardous!
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-30 09:50:54 UTC Post #46694
Nothing is impossible!
In the old days they built games with machine code.
Assembler is really powerfull, but extremely hard to master.
hazardous! hazardous!
Jahzel
Jahzel
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-30 10:04:28 UTC Post #46701
lol, birdhead, birdbrain :P
Jahzel Jahzel
m0p
m0p
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-30 10:23:59 UTC Post #46714
I can do a little bit of assembler. All it does it access memory addresses, nothing special about it.
m0p m0pIllogical.
BrattyLord
BrattyLord
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-30 18:59:27 UTC Post #46880
Thanks for that link to the tutorial hefsys. I now know the basics of c++ coding, but heres the thing, is there a way I can learn more. Is there a way I can get into really advanced stuff with c++ now that I know the basics? for free mind you, I don't want to pay a million dollars to take a course on how to do it.
BrattyLord BrattyLord
hefsys
hefsys
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-31 02:57:58 UTC Post #46972
Thanks for that link to the tutorial hefsys.
That's okay BL. I also have some other stuff like a win 32 tutorial that might be of interest. Check this out:
http://winprog.org/tutorial/files/forgers-win32-tutorial.zip
hefsys hefsys
hefsys
hefsys
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-31 03:02:18 UTC Post #46975
You might want to visit the c++ home forums to get extra info as well.
http://forums.cpp-home.com/
I am the member joyrider their.
hefsys hefsys
BrattyLord
BrattyLord
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-31 11:30:32 UTC Post #47096
Thanks a lot. I really want to learn C++, since it is what they made Half-Life out of.
BrattyLord BrattyLord
Luke
Luke
Posted 20 years ago2004-07-31 12:54:50 UTC Post #47114
alright, thank you.
Luke LukeLuke
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