i want to be a programmer but all the tutorials that people tell me to use don''t really help would it be better for me to join a summer course at a college. Or can someone tell me something they used to start to program. At the begining i am interested in C++. I have programed in basic but it was the simplist programs that can be made. thanks When The Only Thing You Have Is A Hammer, Everything Looks Like A Nail

Whereabouts are you?

There are a few good books that will help... many people swear by Sams'' "Teach yourself C++ in 24 hours."


(Note: do not confuse with "Teach yourself Visual C++ in 24 hours", which is a fairly crappy book)

yea i am learning with VB and i got a book called
microsoft visual basic game programming witn directx
and so far is so good

Merlin the soon to be game magician!

Where can i find some good tutorials for python. And also is it good for a beginner to make games.

When The Only Thing You Have Is A Hammer, Everything Looks Like A Nail

There's no problem in learning C++ as your first language. None at all. I don't know of any sites, but I can recommend som great books.

If you know nothing of programming at all, I recommend SAM's Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours. It's good for a totally newbie.

If you know just a little bit about programming, I recommend Stanley B. Lippman's "C++ Primer", "Accelerated C++" by Koenig & Moo, and last (but certainly not least) Strousrup's "The C++ Programming Language" which is a truly classic.

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[edited by - rohde on July 9, 2002 4:35:54 PM]

I was a complete newbie about 3 months ago, now I''m a newbie with privelages. One of which is to help fellow newbies like yourself.

As we all should know the reason you''re on this particular board is not to learn C++ pertaining to boring program creation. Oh no no no, you want to be a game programmer, right? Right. So here are all of the books I bought in chronological order. HINT: before I bought these books I read every single review on Amazon.com, GarageGames.com, and of course the all might GDNet.

1) SAMS Teach Yourself C++ In 21 Days: great for complete newbies, plus the knowledge gained is easily applicable to game programming.

2) Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus: great for learning to apply your newfound C++ skills to game programming.

3) Programming Role-Playing Games with DirectX 8.0: Whether you''re into rpgs or not this book is perfect for learning zillions (or at least thousands) of useful functions for creating a game. Did I mention it actually uses 3D and by the end of the book you have a cool little mini game (COMPLETED)

So there you go, those are the books I would reccomend in order, and I would reccomend using Amazon''s Marketplace and Buy.com to get them cheap

Good luck!
- Luc

I wouldn''t recommend Programming RPG because I have it and I was a newbie then (I''m now promoted to beginner ) and I couldn''t understand anything that it teaches. I''d recommend Tricks of Windows Game Programming Gurus. But beware of Andre''s bragging and dry jokes! They are the bane of serious programmer, well at least the dry jokes part


The Little Corvette that Could.

Did the books listed help you know how to program with C++ or did it just give you a vague idea about how to program. I have been trying to find classes and books that good help me but have been unsuccessful so far.

thanks

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