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hey im currently learning C++. I realized that OpenGL and WinAPI are in C and im wondering if i should stop C++ and start C , cuz i want to do OpenGL later on. Also does any1 know of any opengl books that r in C++? thanks
The truth of the matter is, is that it is really up to you. I personally use both C and C++. Most functions I use in C are for files and such, and I only use C++ because I like classes.
If you know C++, then your allready set. I would recommend learning the basic ways to open a file in C if your going to get really in-depth with OpenGL, but that''s about it.
And remember, both are basically the same languages: One uses iostream, one uses stdio. One has struct''s, one has classes.
~Dwarf
PS Don''t think that OpenGL doesn''t use structs too, so its really a combination of both.
If you know C++, then your allready set. I would recommend learning the basic ways to open a file in C if your going to get really in-depth with OpenGL, but that''s about it.
And remember, both are basically the same languages: One uses iostream, one uses stdio. One has struct''s, one has classes.
~Dwarf
PS Don''t think that OpenGL doesn''t use structs too, so its really a combination of both.
quote:Original post by Dwarf with Axe
One has struct''s, one has classes.
Actually, they both use structs.
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C++ = C + more stuff
The choice isn't really whether you learn C or C++ it's whether you learn C or C+some. So when it comes to OpenGL programming you can do it in C++ just the same as you would in C except you could use some of the added features of C++ if you so chose.
-Micah
Edited by - MicahM on December 28, 2001 11:39:21 PM
The choice isn't really whether you learn C or C++ it's whether you learn C or C+some. So when it comes to OpenGL programming you can do it in C++ just the same as you would in C except you could use some of the added features of C++ if you so chose.
-Micah
Edited by - MicahM on December 28, 2001 11:39:21 PM
>>hey im currently learning C++. I realized that OpenGL and WinAPI are in C and im wondering if i should stop C++ and start C<<
theres nothing stopping u using opengl with c++ or any other language fwiw i use primarly c++ + i believe 80percent of ppl also do
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theres nothing stopping u using opengl with c++ or any other language fwiw i use primarly c++ + i believe 80percent of ppl also do
http://uk.geocities.com/sloppyturds/gotterdammerung.html
Ok c is c++ but c++ is not c. That is the most basic way to put it, so anything you do in c can be done with c++ using pretty much the same source code. Including using opengl. So go ahead with the c++ stuff and if you would like learn the differences between c and c++ so that if you wanted to you could program in strict c.
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It is foolish for a wise man to be silent, but wise for a fool.
Matthew
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All your Xbox base are belong to Nintendo.
I have no idea how anyone could learn C++ whitout C.
"If you''''re gonna die, die with your boots on"
"If you''''re gonna die, die with your boots on"
And it all depends on specifics too.
Cross-platform languages such as C (which is used in Windows and Linux I believe) is fast, easy, and well, cross-platform.
C++ is limited to it''s Windows environment (If I''m not mistaken).
Let''s not start a war about C vs. C++!
The truth is that it''s up to you. I personally agree with "I have no idea how anyone could learn C++ whitout C.". That is very true.
If I were you, and this is what I did, read some C tutorials, get a handle for the basics, and then smack yourself in the face with www.cplusplus.com tutorials.
Yer axe ain''t as big as me beard,
~Dwarf
Cross-platform languages such as C (which is used in Windows and Linux I believe) is fast, easy, and well, cross-platform.
C++ is limited to it''s Windows environment (If I''m not mistaken).
Let''s not start a war about C vs. C++!
The truth is that it''s up to you. I personally agree with "I have no idea how anyone could learn C++ whitout C.". That is very true.
If I were you, and this is what I did, read some C tutorials, get a handle for the basics, and then smack yourself in the face with www.cplusplus.com tutorials.
Yer axe ain''t as big as me beard,
~Dwarf
quote:Original post by Dwarf with Axe
C++ is limited to it''s Windows environment (If I''m not mistaken).
You''re wrong. C and C++ compilers exist on every environment you could possibly imagine.
quote:Original post by Gelmir
I have no idea how anyone could learn C++ whitout C.
Bah! http://www.research.att.com/~bs/bs_faq.html#prerequisite
Fantastic doctrines (like Christianity or Islam or Marxism or Microsoft-bashing) require unanimity of belief. One dissenter casts doubt on the creed of millions. Thus the fear and hate; thus the torture chamber, the iron stake, the gallows, the labor camp, the psychiatric ward - Edward Abbey
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