Returning to my roots (A hello/intro thread).

[Fractur0x65]

Though I'm just now joining the forum, I've been coming to this site for quite a long time. I started programming a few years back, beginning with C++. This was the first place that came up in my search for tutorials, and was the place I started learning the language (and practically lived for a few weeks as I scoured the pages for every tip and detail I could get). However I was too busy learning C++ to notice the site had a message board back then, or pay much attention if I did, and never got around to joining.

Eventually other things got in the way and I fell out of programming for quite a while. I got back into it sometime late last year, returning to C++, and learning C#. I also spent some time playing around with the XNA framework after being introduced to it due to a challenge on another forum. With a little more experience in hand I recently decided to take another shot at learning to work with OpenGL and again ended up here. Needless to say, I have fond feelings for this site, as its where I got my start. Because of that, I was excited to see that cprogramming.com had a message board -and an active one at that-.

It may have been a lonely experience last time around, but its good to be back.

....Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving to any here celebrating it!

[whiteflags]

Well, welcome. If you're going to post more, remember reading the rules, and the policies for homework and code tags at the top of the programming forums' thread pages.

[Fractur0x65]

I know thats all standard, but don't worry, your not getting another troublesome member. I've around around forums of all types more then enough, and even still I always glance over the rules.

[ಠ_ಠ]

I always glance over the rules.

forums have rules!? O_o

[Elysia]

Now get out there and set those n00bs straight

[grumpy]

Now get out there and set those n00bs straight

Talk about specifying an impossible task .....

[Fractur0x65]

grumpy is right. They grow in number far faster then us after all. We can hold our own, but I fear there is little more we can do to sway the tide. lol

[DavidP]

grumpy is right. They grow in number far faster then us after all. We can hold our own, but I fear there is little more we can do to sway the tide. lol

Kind of like the Flood...

or the Zerg...

[Fractur0x65]

Kind of like the Flood...

or the Zerg...

*insert thumbs up smilie you guys don't have in the list here*

What made you want to program?

When I was younger(eh.. pre-computer/video game time of my life) I spent most of my time either going through those books with all the logic puzzles, adding to and building everything I could think of with every Lego block I could get, and later reading a ton to satisfy my 'addictions' to micro biology and chemistry. I think at one point I even had 90% of the structure/systems of the Hubble telescope memorized..

I've just always loved problem solving and learning how everything works on the most basic levels, figuring out and building/creating complex things. When I finally got a computer, started looking into how it all worked, and learned about programming I pretty much loved it on sight. For me it was the perfect mix of all three. That it was one of the few subjects out there with enough meat to it that it could hold my interest for a long time. Even after two months of obsessively soaking up everything about it that I could.


As for the compiler/IDE question, I've been using Visual Studio lately. Been trying different ones and haven't fully settled on any one yet. :/

[Fractur0x65]

Hard to tell at times isn't it? lol

[ಠ_ಠ]

or Tribbles

[MrMatt027]

These two questions aren't specific to just one person, they're just general questions I felt like asking to everyone. Just for the sake of some friendly conversation.

What made you want to program?
What Compiler / IDE do you use?

[Elysia]

The one in my sig because it's so simple and I like the environment.

[GReaper]

Elysia: Yeah but, isn't that version expensive?

I like Code::Blocks because it's very good and above all, free!

Can you believe that in my college they're still using VS2006 and DevC++?! It makes you wanna laugh and cry at the same time!!

The story about why and how i begun programming i've said it in another post. In a nutshell, i once asked my teacher how to make a program, she showed me and after that i just couldn't stop!...

EDIT: I just noticed that you say that you're using C++0x. How? I thought it wasn't ready yet!

[Elysia]

Yes, but I get it free from my college. The express version is free, too.
The standard C++0x isn't finished yet, but it hasn't stopped compilers from implementing a subset of the standard. Visual Studio and GCC both have implemented C++0x features.