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Well... "I don't mean to sound rude" either, but I really don't take you too seriously BorisTSR. First off I look at your user rating and made assumputions (probably like you did) and said to myself: 'This person is probably not a very advanced programmer either. They probably learned a couple things from hanging around forums and say stuff like this to new people to make themself feel like their better at programming then they really are.
First off, you do sound rude, BorisTSR on the other hand didn't. If you want something rude, here's a good example: in that last sentence, you're missing the word 'of' between 'couple' and 'things', 'themself' should be 'themselves', and 'their' should be 'they're'. Perhaps you should try learning the English language before you try jumping into C/C++.
As for the whole rating thing, my rating's been up and down a fair bit. If the people I helped rated me up more often, it'd probably be higher, and if I stopped calling people idiots and bad mouthing M$ (I lost ~30 points recently for doing that), it'd be higher still. Having a higher rating doesn't make you a better programmer, it just means you're either helpful, or friendly (as the rating system states when you rate people, and I assume it's in the FAQ somewhere).
As for the forums, they're a great way to learn, and a great way to pass on your knowledge and wisdom based upon your past experiences. BorisTSR stated that he tried to do the exact same thing you're trying to do, and how he overcame the problem. If you're too ignorant to understand that, then fine, but do you really need to be so rude about it? [smile]
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As far as claiming I just copied and pasted something... I guess you didn't bother to read that I'm following a tutorial. That should tell you that YES! I'M USING SOMEBODY ELSE'S WORK! ...
If you're following the tutorial, not only should you understand the language (and know how to compile applications), you should be trying to understand exactly what the code does, instead of copying it and checking it out later. I personally avoid tutorials unless I have absolutely no idea on how to do things, and even then, I only get the basics of what I need to do, before I try doing things myself. The problems with this is you get a lot less done. The benefits are you know how things work, and you don't have to rely on copying and pasting code to get you through.
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Yes, your right I'm not the most advanced C++ programmer in the world. But as I've learned from my friend(who is a really advanced programmer) most of the time you start seeing similarities between the langauges and things becoming clearer. ...
I'm not the most advanced C++ programmer either. In fact, it wasn't until recently that I moved from C to C++ to overcome some design issues I was having, simply because I wanted to learn the language before I started using it. If you programmer friend is as good as you make him out to be, he should have told you to start out simple and work your way up, as most decent people would. Learning how to use APIs when you haven't even learnt how to compile things is probably one of the hardest things you'll ever do, since you'll hit more roadblocks than a rocket car cruising through suburban streets.
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And yes, I'm not the most familiar with the Dev-C++ IDE. But I have started to learn things I didn't know before from this thread. But I obviously can't learn anything from people like yourself. ...
Fine, don't learn from people. Dev-C++ has its own help files that'll tell you how to configure your compiler, including how to set up the linker so you can use different libraries.
When it comes to programming, you first need to learn how to use the language, then you set your goals, and use the language as a tool to help you accomplish those goals. It's like using a sword. The last thing you need is to be thrown into a battle with experienced fighers when you don't even know how to deliver blows that will severly injure or kill your opponents.
