Thread: Assistance Needed

Originally Posted by Sir_McIntyre

Thanks for the good replies. I have a couple of questions if someone could answer them.

1. How does C++ start of when coding the source code. like #include ect.
2. How long will it take to learn c++.
3. Would it be possible for me to make a normal virtual world when I have learned some of c++.

4. What happens if I need help on something who do I turn to.

1. writing a hello world program is a good start. start with -

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
 
int main(){
   printf("Hello World!\n");
 
   return 0;
   }

2. the rest of you life, and then some. Ive been [programming going on 30 years, 12 of that with C/C++ and I still learn new thing every day. Granted its mostly nuances of various API calls, not significant architectural features, although there are several areas of the language that I really don't fully grasp yet because i haven't had a need to use them.
3. The complexity of a virtual world woudl define the requisite skills in creating it. A tic tac toe game is a virtual world, albeit a very simple one. You should probably start off making simple games before tackling an MMO since MMO's draw very heavily on pretty much every aspect of programming there is.
4. Most people on this board will be happy to help you with programming questions as long as you have made at least some effort to solve teh problem on your own, i.e. show us what you have tried and we will make suggestions on how to do it better.


Personally I don't see the necessity for LUA or PYTHON. I'm nto sayign they woudlnt improve productivity, just that they arent a critical requirement.

Originally Posted by Sir_McIntyre

Where can I type out a source code and does the compiler make a client automatically during publishing.

You use a source editor. Every tutorial, every book, and a board search here can give you suggestions. Do you really need to be spoon-fed every bit of information?

Originally Posted by robwhit

>>Originally Posted by abachler
>>A tic tac toe game is a virtual world, albeit a very simple one.
Umm... yeah I don't think so.

Well maybe. It just depends on your definition of "virtual world". If you use your imagination you might see tic tac toe as an office with 9 cubicles and the X's and O's would be males & females... OK I admit, I'm pretty bored today.