Allright, currently 3 volume box set on amazon for $125. So what do you people think, good deal, not worth the money, ect. Just looking for opinions on those who have read it / heard maybe more detailed descriptions.
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Allright, currently 3 volume box set on amazon for $125. So what do you people think, good deal, not worth the money, ect. Just looking for opinions on those who have read it / heard maybe more detailed descriptions.
Well, they cost about :: pulls out copy :: $55 each. 55 *3 > $125, so price-wise, it's a nice deal.
Now, I guess the only question is how willing are you to delve into intense and dense, math-filled algorithms.
But, as Prelude once said, it's worth it just for the major "Geek Points" you get for owning them. I've got the first two, and I always want to get the third, but I keep telling myself I should probably read through the first two before blowing money on the last one.
I am willing to actually go through it I was just wondering about whether or not it was actually worth it. I am unsure about the exact content. (I've read through some algorithm books before and I wasn't exactly impressed by some of them and very pleased with others. Thats my biggest problem is I can't thumb through it before hand.)
BTW I heard you get even more "Geek Points" if you have that laying around with the Red Dragon book. :D
>Allright, currently 3 volume box set on amazon for $125.
If new, that's good. My set cost $149US.
>I was just wondering about whether or not it was actually worth it.
Yes. However, you have to work to get the full benefit. If you want to use any of the algorithms, you have to translate them into real code, and depending on the language, that could be difficult. You don't have to have a mathematics background, so don't let all of the analysis intimidate you.
The best part is that I have yet to find any errors in either typography or content. You can be comfortable in assuming that if anything doesn't work, it's your fault in the implementation. ;)
For the record andy, when prelude answered your pm and told you to ask me, its because i was her and she was me, and i didnt know how to answer your question. The prank, however, ended in between you pm'n her and then me.
Thank you Prelude - informative and useful as always.
Now I wasn't going to make this a thread originally because I figured many people wouldn't be that interested so instead I tried to PM some people I thought maybe had read this series.
Unfortunately the only response I recieved was from Prelude (thanx again). This coupled with the fact that the other PMs I sent haven't been answered either I was just wondering if I am violating some PM etiquette that I am not aware of? Or have I simply just ........ed people off? If I have just let me know, I'm a big man, I can take it. :D
A bunch of us played a new years prank on the forum by switching accounts. For example, i was prelude for a few days and she was RoD. This may account for why you have not gotten any responses. I didnt know how to help you when you PM'd prelude, because i was the one to recieve the PM. So i told you to PM RoD, who at the time was prelude. Follow me? Its a funny mess eh.
>Follow me?
Even I'm not sure what you're trying to say, and I was a part of it. :p Let's just say that if I ever said anything strange in the last two days, it was because RoD was using my account, and if RoD ever said something intelligent in the last two days, it was because I was using his account. :D;)
Yea well people had to know it wasnt me. Even if i did have something smart to say it wouldnt come out all smart and prelude-ish.
Well thanx for the explaination. I was just concerned over the fact that the other PMs I have sent out recently about board policies and whatnot haven't been replied to and I was just wondering what the deal was. I generally do not like to make a thread that has such a limited scope such as asking about what should/shouldn't be included in code for topics which can be easily used by script kiddies and other stuff about board resources and whatnot.
Just wondering if there was some rules I missed or something along those lines about PMs. I generally do not like to use email addresses if I do not have good repertoire with people (which is everyone here)
BTW - I went ahead and ordered the books based off of Prelude's suggestion and some other reviews I have read.
Thanx all for the help - Andy
I would check to make sure you sent the messages to the proper people. Such as Kermi3, webmaster, fordy, govtcheez, salem, etc. These are all staff and can help you with questions regarding policies. Some are on more than others, such as govtcheez and kermi3.
Well in order not to post more threads on PM topics all just use this one.
Any idea why we don't have any Win32 tutorials on this site? I know there are people here knowledgeable enough to make some. This would help when it comes to some of the questions in the Windows Programming board as well as get more people on the right path into the 'intimidating world' of windows programming. If anything it could provide them with enough knowledge to ask the right questions.
Try (what I'm pretty sure is) Ken Fitlike's site, http://www.foosyerdoos.fsnet.co.uk/Quote:
Originally Posted by andyhunter
Well, now see that is useful. I don't recall seeing that in the links section.
I was just wondering why this board doesn't have any?
>>Try (what I'm pretty sure is) Ken Fitlike's site, http://www.foosyerdoos.fsnet.co.uk/
it sure is Fitlike's
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Copyright © 2001-2002 Ken Fitlike
We dont have any because nobody has written them. Hell its been a year almost and im still not done my opengl tutorials. Im just out of free time, working on taking care of it though.
I was wondering why Rod had wandered into the C board to make some comments...Quote:
Originally Posted by Prelude
I would've been more inclined to wonder why Prelude had gotten smashed and passed out at Denny's.Quote:
I was wondering why Rod had wandered into the C board to make some comments...
That was a fun night, she got arrested and all.
Well I would me willing to help if someone wants me to. Just don't know where anybody is at or what you guys would need.
You would need to write a tutorial in an rtf format. Make sure its clear, informative, and free of error the best you can. Than post it in the Windows forum for review or email it to alex @ [email protected] and request he add it.
Plain text is fine. Better would be text formatted with HTML, but this isn't crucial. If you do decide to use HTML, please make sure to appropriately replace < and > with < and > in your code examples so I don't have to manually go through and replace them.
Manually? You didn't write a C program that does that for you? ;)Quote:
If you do decide to use HTML, please make sure to appropriately replace < and > with < and > in your code examples so I don't have to manually go through and replace them.
Gotcha, good to know. Well I guess I'll start putting some stuff together. So since there is no base here yet should I start with how to make a window and move from there?
I don't know everything but I would be willing to help with what I do.
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So how about I use word to generate the html( I know inefficient and all). (I probably just lost the 1 cool point I had :D )
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hey alex, if you can later shoot me an email, i have to talk to you bout some of my files.
Of course he has. He's just being power-hungry.Quote:
Originally Posted by sean_mackrory
An intro to windows programming and a general explanation of some functions and libs would be a good start. Background before code.
I think I'd prefer Ruby for that task.Quote:
Originally Posted by sean_mackrory
Or, you know, any text editor in the world that has find-and-replace ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by webmaster
PS: use PERL.