Is yodasmacker still even reading this?

I just post to confirm what "evaclear" ,"Midnight Coder" and
"bafler86" told you about learning at least basic c++ ( or C ) first. I made 2 years of Pascal and 1 year of C++ ( bouth for DOS) at school before I made my Hello world in win32 ( with MSVC++ ) .
And yes, Teej''s Hands On Interactive Game Development is a very good place to start but you have to know some c or c++ first ....
Good luck and if you have any trouble you can e-mail me maybe I can help.

Well, I am realy a beginer to in windows programing ( and DirectX ) put I know a litle something about programing in DOS
with C++ . So if you would like me to tell you a litle about basic C++ I''ll be glad to help. It will help me to becose I have to prepare for the next summer ex am at info.
But I am shure that someone more exp. will be willing to help you so , that''s ok.
If ypu need help send me an e mail.

And btw. keep reading that book. I have it on my compiuter and is
a great book for beginers. You just have to keep tring.

The Mask

Well , I am a beginer in windows programing and DirectX myself but I do know a litle something about basic C++ for DOS , so , if you''d like me to help you send me an e mail.
And btw, keep reading that book .I have it on my compiuter and it helped me a lot. So don''t give up.

It''s only hard to understand because it''s something new. Once you understand even the most basic thing about the language, you''ll be able to pick up the rest easily. You aren''t too dumb, I believe most of us had at least a little trouble understanding what was going on when we learned our first language.

Just read it very slowly, and concentrate on the book. Don''t try to read too much at once, a chapter or two a day is good. Let it sink in. Don''t try to watch TV or listen to music while reading either, just focus only on the book. If something doesn''t make sense, re-read it again and think about it until you understand. Also, some of the code samples in the first chapters aren''t meant for you to understand, they''re just there to show you what a program might look like. If there are certain words you don''t understand in the text (not trying to be offensive, everyone has words they don''t understand sometimes), then look them up in a dictionary or some type of reference book.

The key thing is to just be patient. If you know in your mind that this is really what you want to do, then never give up. If you read a chapter and don''t understand everything in it, then re-read it as many times as you have to. Worst comes to worst, you could try picking out a different book. But I think the one you have now is pretty good.

STOP WHINING! That was the harsh grandpa statement meant to give you motivation and insight. I realize it probably did neither, but telling yourself its too hard isnt the answer. The first thing you should realize is that you shouldn''t be in any rush to learn this stuff. If you''re 15, you have plenty of time. I program for a job and in my spare time. People, including my fiance'' think I''m crazy for having programming as a hobby; graphics programming no less. When I was 15 C++ was over my head too, but I stayed with it and kept going. I now work at SquareSoft in LA. The reason behind that is that I didn''t give up. Take it a step at a time, and you''ll be fine. Also, if you''re good at math, get a Computer Science degree, or at least an MIS degree. Most companies won''t even sneeze in your direction if you don''t have a degree and some type of experience to go with it. I had several internships with software development firms and those helped a lot. Just some ideas anyway. Just don''t give up like that. If you really want to develop games, giving up is harder than biting the bullet and learning the technical side of things. Good luck.

"You are too useless. And now I must beat you." - English subtitle in a Honk Kong Movie.