a new member needs help!
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Dear all,
I recently was made redundant from my job, and I got some cash which I spent on a new computer! (and a food processor for my partner, Sheila!)
Now I want to get into games programming! Where is the best place to start?
Yours sincerely,
Len Sherry
ps. I apologise if I have made some mistakes. As I said, I am new to this (but not new to life!!)
Len Sherry - Programmer (to be!)
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Well, I haven''t much money so I cannot afford to spend alot of time on the internet! Can you please summarise the main things for me.
Thank you.
Len
Thank you.
Len
Buy a book on C++, as well as a good compiler....you can download them for free though...something like Dev-C++ http://www.bloodshed.net
First you must learn a programming languaje. If you have never programmed before try Pascal or C first.
You must get a compiler of the languaje you choosed. There are plenty free compilers out there, but anyway go to
www.bloodshed.net where you can find one for Pascal or C and C++.
To learn the languaje search the web for programming tutorials and you will be on your way, or get into
http://www.strath.ac.uk/IT/Docs/Ccourse/ for C
http://library.thinkquest.org/11127/ for Pascal
After you learn the languaje try making a Tetris clone, and you are on your way, and just keep making games more complex.
You must get a compiler of the languaje you choosed. There are plenty free compilers out there, but anyway go to
www.bloodshed.net where you can find one for Pascal or C and C++.
To learn the languaje search the web for programming tutorials and you will be on your way, or get into
http://www.strath.ac.uk/IT/Docs/Ccourse/ for C
http://library.thinkquest.org/11127/ for Pascal
After you learn the languaje try making a Tetris clone, and you are on your way, and just keep making games more complex.
The resource section of this site is "crap", read books on programming & games programming.
quote:Original post by Anonymous Poster
The resource section of this site is "crap", read books on programming & games programming.
This wasn''t me
The best place to start is to first get another job and stay out of trouble. And take care of Sheila.
That''s one mistake I made.
That''s one mistake I made.
You don''t know what you''re getting yourself into. Profitable game programming is extremely hard for an individual to do. Trying to launch straight into it from 0 knowledge is suicide. Get another job, and start learning it as a hobby. Once you''re good, then go for profitability.
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