why using so much compilcated code ?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 10:35 am

I don't even understand the tutorials. I am familiar with C and Java, but the examples use directives like "namespace", or "<>" and when I look in my 650-pages C/C++ book it just says that it's advanced programming and it's not explained in it ! Is there any place on the web to understand what is it ?

Robomaniac · Post by **Robomaniac** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 10:40 am

Cause game programming and 3d programming are hard, complicated stuff

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 11:03 am

just an example:

dimension2d<s32>(512, 384)

why not just 512, 384 ?

Robomaniac · Post by **Robomaniac** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 11:12 am

because thats how you pass variables to a class's constructor, in this case dimension2d<s32>

saigumi · Post by **saigumi** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 11:27 am

Anonymous wrote:I don't even understand the tutorials. I am familiar with C and Java, but the examples use directives like "namespace", or "<>" and when I look in my 650-pages C/C++ book it just says that it's advanced programming and it's not explained in it ! Is there any place on the web to understand what is it ?

Wow.. that book must suck then.

Download "Thinking in C++" Volumes 1 + 2. They are free ebooks released by the author and are better than 90% of the ones in print.

http://64.78.49.204/

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 11:39 am

Many thanks !

I rush reading, now

jox · Post by **jox** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 12:03 pm

Also good: http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/

Anonymous wrote:just an example:
dimension2d<s32>(512, 384)
why not just 512, 384 ?

you need the "<32>" here because dimension2d is a template.

Tyn · Post by **Tyn** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 12:51 pm

The idea of having a new type called dimension2d is to make it clearer as to what you are dealing with. You can make up your own if you want. It makes more sense to see this and think "Right, this is a dimension" rather than "These are two integers".

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 1:02 pm

ok, I better understand now. Yet I have to understand how to use them, and all the rest

Kristian · Post by **Kristian** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 3:12 pm

I'd also recommend buying "Accelerated C++" if you want a good book. It's fast paced but since you know JAVA and C, that should be exactly what you want.

Electron · Post by **Electron** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 12:49 pm

I find C++ in a Nutshell a great reference. It's not a beginners book, but once you know the basics of the language it's great to look up little specific details.

Mr_Ridd · Post by **Mr_Ridd** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 12:12 pm

Ha ha ha. Perhaps off topic but I only saw it now. Electron your signature is really funny.

Tyn · Post by **Tyn** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 2:30 pm

Funny, yet painfully true.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 3:35 pm

ok, now I may look into a library - is the book full of examples ?

Kristian · Post by **Kristian** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 4:27 pm

Maybe we should have a "recommended reading" or something like that thread (or maybe i just didn't find it

). People could post Books they recommend (be it coding, databases, 3d etc.) and maybe add a little review.

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why using so much compilcated code ?

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