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i just started learning c++ this week. And I think that a first good project for me to do would be making a particianing program. The only problem is i really have no idea how to do this. Can someone just give me a link to a website describing the process?
Thanks
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If you mean "partitioning", then no, that is not a good first week project
It's right up there with write an OS :rolleyes:
Well any ideas on what would be an easy project to start on, but could be continued in to something worth it?
PS Well ive been looking around c++ for a while now my only complient is all the brackets. Its sort of hard to get used to.
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Well any ideas on what would be an easy project to start on, but could be continued in to something worth it?
When you're talking about programming, easy and worth it don't really go hand and hand. The only thing "worth it" about the programs is they'll get you on track to learning programming as fast and efficiently as you can.
Look at the tutorials. Each one comes with a test yourself at the bottom. Do those. You also might want to pick up a programming book at a library or a store. Many of them will have exercises in them that you can do.
K. What i meant is something that i wont just do in a day be done with and never think about again in my life. I just dont want a project that requires an expert to do.
thx
That's like saying I want to do something important but I don't want it to require any kind of skill whatsoever. I'm sorry to tell you, there is no such thing.
A text RPG
the classic beginning project is a payroll program. It'll teach the basics of design, interaction between objects, etc, but it also has the possibility for huge expansion.
Start by writing out a spec.
what should the program do?
- It should manage employee details(name, address etc)
- how many hours they worked
- hourly rate
- calculate pay per employee and for the whole company
- tax
then figure out what the classes are
- look at nouns for classes and verbs for methods
- figure out a heirarchy (e.g. factory workers and managers are employees)
- design the interactions (i.e. a manager can fire a worker)
sit down and code it. there are several aspects of the program you need to think about
UI - start with a simple console interface, but try to design the classes so that you could use a GUI later
persistence - it'd be nice to save and load details to a file. again start with something simple (e.g. a flat text file) but try to keep the code flexible enough so that later you could use xml or a db.
algorithms - think about tax rates, etc. Try to allow for different tax rates and thresholds and allow the user to edit them.
that's just a quick idea, but it should be enough to get you started.
> Well any ideas on what would be an easy project to start on
Lets see, you have 3 posts so far, and none have a single line of code.
How the hell are we supposed to judge your level of competence at programming?
OK, start by telling us (or better yet showing us) the last program you completed, then perhaps we can suggest something a little harder to try next.
I like ChaosEngine's idea. I think ill try that one.
thanx all
Do as me :P Make a Tic Tac Toe game ^^
I have read the cprogramming.com tutorials(The basic ones, up to classes) and have made a basic Tic Tac Toe game, working and playable, and it can be expended on the way as you learn.
BTW, I had coding experience in other languages before jumping to C++(HTML, PHP, GML)
EXE: Download[500KB]
Remember, this is my FIRST project with C++, don't expect clean and nice code, as i learned on the way.
Code(C++): Download[8KB]
Text colors header file(C++): Download[8KB]
Hey wildex, it'd be really cool if you made AI for that...
Also, entering a letter as a coordinate makes an infinite loop