Thread: The Big Question

A full year of programming at school, I'm now comfortable with everything from integers to classes to pointers to constructors to....

You get my point, I got all the basics down and then a little bit more, I've even learned to program graphics in 16-bit turbo C++, but, I find now, it just isnt satisfying making games from 16-bit when even 64 bit computing is coming out, I want to move on to graphics in the real world, 32 bit graphics...

My questions I think are simple, what do big companies use to program graphics? Where do I get started to learn about this, Do I use DirectX 9 or OpenGL, theres so many ways to do it, but I really want to know what the standard is in the gaming world, and I want to be pointed in the right direction to get started...

I have Borland C++ Builder 6 and MSVC, I'm assuming C++ builder is the preferred choice over MFC, I'm looking for standardized graphic programming, like directx or opengl, which is better, how do I learn?

What happens when I find a tutorial, and the source code for the tutorial doesnt work, do i need header files? where can I get them?

I've looked all throughout the school year on google, you must believe me, but I havn't found a reeallly comprehensive tutorial....

Maybe I've got a learning block for the cool parts of C++

O.o I likes it, I found something on directx at gamedev, gave me source code and everything, but could never get it to compile, maybe i'll get some better luck with this

*laughing a lot*

OMG, it passed the compilation test, scooore

If the rep system was enabled right now, you'd be getting a ton from me man just because you seem like an even crazier programmer than me

No no, just the way he types I mean, it's funny.

Reminds me of something like Excel from Excel Saga learning how to program.


"wheeeeee! what's THIS button do!!!!!"

"NO EXCEL, STEP AWAY FROM THE.."

WHOOOOOSH *water floods in*