This is my help thread, since I am picking up C++ again in a new light. I have some experience with it, and I have a bit of programming logic (I can read some code and tell you what it is, or say, how to solve a game related problem(hehe, this one is least of them all!))
Alright, well, I feel like a TOTAL newb now. I bought Beginning C++ through game programming and the darn FIRST "game over" program won't even compile. I'm using Visual C++ 2008 instead of the recommended by the author Bloodshed C++ (last time it was updated was a few years ago and I just think that's a bad idea).
Anyway, I'll post my silly compile error and maybe we can get this sorted out! :)
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
std::cout << "Game Over!" << std::endl;
return 0;
}
1>------ Build started: Project: GameOver, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1>Compiling...
1>GameOver.cpp
1>.\GameOver.cpp(1) : warning C4627: '#include <iosteam>': skipped when looking for precompiled header use
1> Add directive to 'stdafx.h' or rebuild precompiled header
1>.\GameOver.cpp(6) : error C2653: 'std' : is not a class or namespace name
1>.\GameOver.cpp(6) : error C2065: 'cout' : undeclared identifier
1>.\GameOver.cpp(6) : error C2065: 'std' : undeclared identifier
1>.\GameOver.cpp(6) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before ':'
1>.\GameOver.cpp(6) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before ':'
1>Build log was saved at "NONE OF YO BEEZQWAX"
1>GameOver - 5 error(s), 1 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
My syntax is fine I think. Maybe VB just isn't friendly today?
