I’ve decided to start a new programming blog on Dream.in.Code. The reason i’m not writing it here is because I want (need) a larger community following, and their’s is awesome. I’ve been visiting DiC for a while now, and I think I can learn a lot by using the forums there.
I know PHP, Javascript, and some Java from college, but I’ve never really gotten far in C++. I’ve owned a few books and tried to learn a few times, but I couldn’t get very far before quitting. This time, it’ll be different.
I picked up a book, Beginning C++ through Game Programming. It’s not to teach you how to write games, it’s written to explain C++ through game programming analogues. I’ve gone through the first 6 chapters, and it’s working pretty well. Between this book and the community on Dream in Code, I think I’ll have a better chance of learning this amazing language.
Edit: New Version 2.0 with vibraty things and live action voices!
I don’t even remember signing up for the beta, but I got my Google AppInventor invitation this morning and figured I’d play around with it.
It’s pretty basic: it’s just an app that opens this blog, my twitter feed, and my photo gallery. I think there could be a lot of fun with this. There are still a few bugs for Google to work out with it.
Here’s the barcode link to install it on your Android phone.
So I’ve been using this Learn C++ book for a while and I’ve pretty much been sticking to the programs they teach you. So here’s one of my first branching out programs.
It’s pretty simple. Just uses for loops to build a square with dimensions you give it and gives you the area. This is version 1.0. I’m working on another one that uses vectors for 2.0
So, I learned the basics of programming in Java at Louisiana Tech University but never really did much with it. Maybe because Java isn’t a language I was ever interested in. I’ve bought a lot of books on learning C++, but never really got into many of them. I picked up “Beginning C++ through Game Programming, 2nd Edition” last week and it’s working pretty well. It teaches you to program C++ by teaching basic game code. I’m only on Chapter 2 so far. The end of the chapter asks to make a program where the user enters a number and has the computer try to guess it. It took about an hour, but I got it out. It’s pretty basic, but the book really makes learning interesting.
