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    C++ Questions

    yes i want to learn how to use C++.Were can i get the following things Compilers,Text editors, Debuggers.Im wondering were i can get them and how much they cost if you can help me plz im me at dopehead316 thanks

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    >yes i want to learn how to use C++.
    You came to the right place then.

    >Were can i get the following things Compilers,Text editors, Debuggers
    www.google.com. A good compiler is Borland C++ 5.5, another is Bloodshed Dev-C++. Both are free downloads. Good text editors are vi (my preference) or emacs, both available at www.gnu.org. You could also use notepad, textpad or whatever other text editor you can find that works with raw text instead of some silly file type like Word. Search google for debuggers. I find gdb to work nicely.

    >Im wondering were i can get them
    By going netdiving.

    >and how much they cost
    Only the time to download, install and learn them.
    My best code is written with the delete key.

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    thanks for the help

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    Were can i buy microsoft visual c++ and how much

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    http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/howtobuy/

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    meh, that's pretty expensive, silvercoord from these boards got it for a hundred dollars or so, i think he just happened to get a good deal on it though, i can't remember. I know he just had visual C++ .net though, not the whole studio

    -after further searching-
    http://www.softwareli.com/devtool.html

    there we go, much better prices
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    > Were can i buy microsoft visual c++ and how much
    There is a wide variety of good quality free stuff available which is just as good for learning purposes
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    Man i went to one of my gaming forums and you know told people that i was gonna learn C++.They said like i couldnt do it and crap like that like they trying to put me down and they said it takes years to learn how to program and stuff like that.I mean i might be a newbie to it but god cant they show some support.And my cuz was like dont you need a good comp to program.And some said have fun sitting there for hours on your ass with that prog and stuff like that.It juss makes me so mad how be do that to some one that wants to doing something with there life

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    well, hey, i've only been programming on the computer for a year and a half now, and i've gotten pretty far, i'm completely self-taught. I've found that you just need to take negative thoughts about your interests with a grain of salt (making sure to not tune out everything, of course)

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    evidently the people you talked to don't understand what it's like to be able to make virtually anything you want with code I find that the best joy of programming is when you've been working on something for hours on an adrenaline rush, compile and run it, and it finally works just the way you wanted it to! I get the same feeling from coding that some people probably get from jumping out of planes. When I've been coding for a while without any people interrupting my train of thought, I am just basically completely "in the zone" and I can shoot code out like crazy, without even having to think about it sometimes.
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    Yeah i want to learn how to program.I mean i might not be good at school like math etc.but i like working with computers and stuff like that.I think it funny how people make fun of your cause you want to do something but i dont care ima still learn how to do it i mean i can if i read the books.We went to the mall to day and i went to a book store and got a book on C++ and i started reading it buy didnt get to finish it but i will tell you this ima buy the books and read them and learn how to program.

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    >Yeah i want to learn how to program
    That's all you need, desire.

    >I mean i might not be good at school like math etc
    I'm not good at math either, yet I garner plenty of respect around here as a programmer for some reason.

    >i dont care ima still learn how to do it
    Good. If you succumb to peer pressure then you won't get very far in anything.
    My best code is written with the delete key.

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    [QUOTE=Prelude>i dont care ima still learn how to do it
    Good. If you succumb to peer pressure then you won't get very far in anything. [/QUOTE]
    so your saying dont let others put me down and do what i want to do this might not make sence but oh well

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    Sending a Structure Array to a Function in C++

    How do I send the content of a Structure Array to a function?

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    >How do I send the content of a Structure Array to a function?
    The same way you send the content of an int array to a function:
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    void func ( somestruct s[] );
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    Re: Structure Array to a function

    Alright thnx but from inside the main function, when I want to call the Other function, says can't convert struct* into struct.

    since its a void function I have written like this to call the function
    other(test);

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