Hello everyone :)

[James_XVI]

Hello everyone, my name is James and I come from a group of islands located in the Eastern-North Atlantic Ocean. Since the place is very isolated from the outside world, finding books on programming has been quite hopeless but I did find some...
Only they were outdated and didn't suit my needs...

I'm want to create a bot or AI with a sound profile so it can speak the text it makes... Now I have 3-5 months to acchieve this... So the obvious question is where do I start? What language?

PS: I didn't know where to post this so please tell me where to put it

[WingedPanther]

For now, it's in a good location.

You can make a primitive text to speech program by having a .wav file that is played for each letter in the alphabet. Any language that can play .wav files would then be a candidate language.

[James_XVI]

int main() {
set<string> Math, Programming;
assert(Programming<Math);
return 0; }

Your signature is C++ programming isn't it? If so why do you prefer it?

[WingedPanther]

It is C++. I prefer C++ because I am a mathematician first, and it allows me to do all the things I want to be able to do mathematically, like overload operators (missing in Java). It's also a rather terse language, which appeals to me. I also like working in both linux and windows, so having a cross-platform language is appealing. Although, I've been appreciating Java programs a lot since I got my EEE PC.

[James_XVI]

Thanks for the info
I've decided to use C++ for the project... Are there any books or otherwise tutorials, that you suggest I should read before trying to create this AI? (Quite obviously I'll have to read/study something, I can't expect to be a C++ expert overnight)

#include <iostream>

int main()
{
std::cout << "Hello, world!" << std::endl;
}

Here's a simple piece of code I found on google... And I have some questions...

What is <iostream> ?

Is int = initialize?

What is std?

cout = computer output

Endl = endline?

I suppose I shouldn't ask these questions; since I found the code I probably should be able to find the answers, although I would appreciate the help

[v0id]

Originally Posted by James_XVI

What is <iostream> ?

iostream is the standard C++ library for input/output. It is in this library you're finding std::cout, which you're also using in your code.

Originally Posted by James_XVI

Is int = initialize?

No, int means integer. In C++ you always have to specify what type is going to be returned by a function. So in this case, the function shall return an integer. (Note: you cannot change the return-type for the main-function. You can do it for all other functions, but it's specified in the standards that main always shall return an integer!)

Originally Posted by James_XVI

What is std?

std is the standard-namespace in C++.

Originally Posted by James_XVI

cout = computer output

No, cout means characters out.

[James_XVI]

Thanks alot v0id that helped me very much This community is awesome XD

Now to find a compiler...

PS (Hvor fedt! Mit dansk er nok lidt "outdated" men eh, sjov "signature")

[v0id]

I'm just glad I could help.

As for the compiler, I will suggest GCC. If you're working on Windows, you should download MingW which contains both a port of GCC and many other GNU utilities.

(Dit dansk er fint! Hvor er du fra siden du kan dansk? :-))

[James_XVI]

(Jeg er fra Færøerne, håber du ved hvor det er XD)

I found a book in the public library called "Beginning C++ Programming" by Michael Dawson. Seems good and it comes with a cd full of sample code and a free compiler called "Bloodshed Dev-C++ IDE"

I reckon I'll download MingW but is GCC for Linux then?

[v0id]

(Ah, javel. Jo, jeg ved godt hvor det er ;-))

I don't know the book you're talking about, but a little note to what you're saying; Bloodshed Dev-C++ is not a compiler, but an IDE. An IDE is an environment which help you out with all the more "advanced stuff," like compiling, which can be hard for a beginner. Actually, Dev-C++ uses the compiler GCC, via MingW. If you install Dev-C++ (full version) you'll get both the IDE and the MingW-package.

GCC is not only for Linux, but for lots of platforms.