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In 3 years I am going to apply to a game-development school to learn how
to develop games. At the moment they uses C++ and DirectX. They require
Passed English B in Swedish Upper Secondary School and passed Math A in
Swedish Upper Secondary School. But also recommend that the student
know 'basic' c++.
Question
Is there any common opinion on what 'basic c++' is? So I can read and learn
the essential parts of C++ first before moving on to "beyond the basics".
There is no need to recommend a book or specific site. I would prefer if
someone took the time to just show me the topics.
I already know some C++ but I really have no clue on how much because I
never rate my own skills and knowledge in any language I develop in.
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Posted 12 February 2009 - 11:46 AM
WingedPanther
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At a minimum, be able to create a class and a template. I would also strongly recommend being familiar with the the container templates in the STL.
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Posted 14 February 2009 - 08:09 AM
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hey fronzen, you are on the right track
i, myself, is a senior at high school
i don't have much time left before going to college, which i would not get much help in learning coding because in college it is better off to have experience with coding a size-program
i just started learning about c++
like wingedpanther said...
and plus, you have 3 years to go, so i guess by that time you should have pretty good knowledge because 3 years, you can learn a lot on your own!!
i just started a week ago, i am still working around with hello world, and basic variable coding, trying to make it complicated...
don';t worry about your messy code, make sure they run
when you get enough knowledge, you can clean up your code
i, myself, is a senior at high school
i don't have much time left before going to college, which i would not get much help in learning coding because in college it is better off to have experience with coding a size-program
i just started learning about c++
like wingedpanther said...
and plus, you have 3 years to go, so i guess by that time you should have pretty good knowledge because 3 years, you can learn a lot on your own!!
i just started a week ago, i am still working around with hello world, and basic variable coding, trying to make it complicated...
don';t worry about your messy code, make sure they run
when you get enough knowledge, you can clean up your code
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Posted 16 February 2009 - 07:10 AM
c0delicious
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well.. how much do you know of C++ ?
to me, the real basics is:
- Variables (data types)
- operators (assignment, arithmetic, logical, and conditional)
- Arrays
- functions
- classes
after that it gets more interesting.. but without that.. you wont get beyond the basics...
all I can say to you is.. practice and practice, theres no other way to learn this stuff.. good luck ;)
to me, the real basics is:
- Variables (data types)
- operators (assignment, arithmetic, logical, and conditional)
- Arrays
- functions
- classes
after that it gets more interesting.. but without that.. you wont get beyond the basics...
all I can say to you is.. practice and practice, theres no other way to learn this stuff.. good luck ;)
