The following will be covered.
1. How to post and what your post
should include.
2. General Questions Answered
3. Good Tutorial Sites
Section 1
First and most important the use of code tags.
you use [ c o d e ] (without spaces)
and [ / c o d e ] to turn on and off code tags.
the following is example of code posted with
and without code tags :
WITH:
WITHOUT:Code:#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { cin.get(); return 0; }
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
cin.get();
return 0;
}
See the difference, the code with tags
is easier to read and follow.
Now you must decide which catergory
your question fits in. To decide this shouldn't
be to hard. A good guideline is if your post
contains no code or no question about a select
peice of code, then it possibly belongs in general
catergory. If you have a GUI question post in
the operating system specific to your question.
If your using char array, and havent heard of strings.
Theres a good chance you should be posting in C instead
of C++, unless you are using other c++ functions.
Here are a few header that if you have included
you probably need a c++ post :
<vector>, <string>, <map>, <list>, <set>, <deque>
If your post contains INT WINAPI WinMain()
then you should be posting in the windows
programming section. Any question dealing with
sound and animation would probably be asked
best in game programming. Anything dealing
with the internet, sockets, HTTP, FTP, SMTP,
and so on would best be asked in the network
programming. If you want to ask people
for another kind of help project and recruitment
board is for you. If youd like to start or
compete in a contest the contest board
is for you.
The next important thing is to ask a smart
question, believe it or not there is a website
on how to ask a smart question. You should only
be asking a question if google.com or the
board search has not returned anything useful.
Dont forget that alot of smart people here have
already answered alot of the beginner question in
the FAQ.
(No one ever follows that last advice, because if
they did we wouldnt have any post and none of us
would want that).
Your topic should be about your problem,
not help im a noob, or this is a stupid question.
A good topic would be, How do i use rand();?
Then follow up with what your problem
is, what you have tried, and post any
code that you have written in an attempt
to fix your own problem. The less winded
and more precise you are the better help
you will recieve.
If you are going to ask a homework question
make sure you have posted the code you have written
so far and point out your problem. No one here
will write your code for you, but everyone is glad
to help with a problem.
This brings us to posting reply's, we are all here
to help so if you think you have something valid
to offer you should post, if you are wrong someone
will correct you and you will have learned something
from the experience as well.
Section 2
Common Questions Ask by Beginners
How do I get my program to wait for a keypress?
Clear the screen?
Generate random numbers?
How do I get a number from the user (C)
Stop my Windows Console from disappearing everytime I run my program?
Where can I download a missing header file?
Test an int to determine if it is even or odd
Convert a string (char array) to an int
Convert an int to a string (char array) (C)
Get a line of text from the user/keyboard (C)
Convert an int to a string (C++)
Convert a string to a int (C++)
Obtain a string from the user (C++)
Format output using printf() (C)
Format output using cout (C++)
Comparing strings (C)
Run a program from within a program
Display a picture file in DOS
Multiple source files for one program (C++ example)
gotoxy() in a Windows Console
Flush the input buffer
How can I get input without having the user hit [Enter]?
Why does my program enter an infinite loop if the user inputs invalid data? (C++)
Sleeping
How can I convert a char/string to upper or lower case?
Accessing command line parameters/arguments
Validate user input
Color my text
Work with dates and times
Use directional keys in a console application
Work with files (C)
Work with files (C++)
Time my application/function
Accessing a directory and all the files within it
Converting a string to binary
Separate a string into tokens? (C++)
Throwing exceptions (C++)
Separate a string into tokens? (C)
Using templates to solve problems
Reading data from a socket
AND OF COURSE THE REST OF THE CBOARD FAQ
Section 3
adrianxw.dk
http://www.asciitable.com/
Winsock Tutorial
CplusPlus.com Tutorial
SOurce Code Search Engine
STL C++ Library
MSDN
Good Free C++ Compiler
Preludes Wonderful Site
C++ Tutorial
Win32 Programming Tutorial
SourceForge
c++ articles
about.com
parashift
comp.lang.c++.moderated
Game Developer
OpenGL Documentation
The forger win32 tutorial
Beej's Guide to Network Programming
