C++ Knowledge for Game Programming
well, if you''ve got the basics and your feeling confident - go for it. learn as you go. you never know what feature you may need up the road so asking what to concentrate on is kinda co-dependent on what your doing exactly and how you prefer to solve problems. of course knowing more features is always preferred.
Knowing the details of the language is one thing, but knowing how to use the language properly and effectively is another. These two C++ books are worth every penny, they teach you how the language SHOULD be used:
Effective C++
More Effective C++
So if you feel quite confident with the details of the language, then I would highly recommend you to read these two books. After that you should be completely ready to tackle game programming.
Effective C++
More Effective C++
So if you feel quite confident with the details of the language, then I would highly recommend you to read these two books. After that you should be completely ready to tackle game programming.
if you have a confident understanding of C++ then your next bet is to gain a confident understanding of a graphcis API, windows programming, event driven programming, OOP, etc.. all the concepts behind the languages.
One thing you could challenge yourself to is to make a simpel one screen none scrolling game. bust-a-move clone, tetris clone, donkey kong clone, pacman clone, there''s plenty of retro''s to chose from.
One thing you could challenge yourself to is to make a simpel one screen none scrolling game. bust-a-move clone, tetris clone, donkey kong clone, pacman clone, there''s plenty of retro''s to chose from.
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