C++

UPDATE:

Mmmkay so I'm pretty much done with my project, I'm now in the process of debugging. I decided to code the game Connect 4. I think it works pretty good so far, cept I know there is a bug somewhere that causes false wins. I've attached it as a zip if you wanna check it out, Windows .exe of course. There is no AI so you need to play a friend. I may add an AI that just plays randomly but IDK.
Please let me know what you think. Look for any errors, bugs, typos... ect.
Thanks!

UPDATE again:
Fixed the bug, made a few changes. It works now.
Tell me what you think.:thanks:



Any C++ programmers out there?

I'm about 3/4 of the way through my first C++ course in college. Surprisingly I'm really liking programming. I've only scratched the surface of this stuff so far but there is so much you can do with this language.

Anyways, there is a programming competition/contest at my college and my professor will give anyone who participates an automatic A. I don't have to win, just enter with a "reasonable attempt" as he put it, lol. It's pretty open ended. It can be anything! Just cool and easy to use.

I've no idea what to do....

Any ideas? I was thinking of making a game like pong or snake, but even the simplest games are complicated as hell to code for a beginner. I was thinking like a menu driven mathematics calculator with different features but IDK... lol. This forum is full of smart guys, some of you must know this stuff. lol.

-Tony

I'm not such a big fan of C++, outdated and over complicated, IMHO.
Java does almost everything C++ does, and better too.

Just plain old C I like though for some low level coding.

Well, looks like you need an idea, isn't that a bummer?:crackup:

A game as first project is a bit much maybe, you need to handle enemy AI, (low
level) keyboard or mouse control, graphics....

Waaaay back then I started my adventure into graphics with "Denthor of asphyxia" tutorials:
Cprogramming.com - Programming Tutorials: C++ Made Easy and C Made Easy

Nice! Thanks for that link!
There is alot of good info there.

-Tony

Sorry, I have no ideas, but I do love C, and like C++. Anselm, I hate java. I don't have any good reasons why.

I've never programmed in java but I don't like how you need a java environment to run in the background.

-Tony

I use python not good with c++

i sell some c++ software on http://deeptide.com but i dont write that much C++ code anymore.

my forum signature is valid compiling C++ program in devc++ lol

c0ldshadow said:

i sell some c++ software on http://deeptide.com but i dont write that much C++ code anymore.

my forum signature is valid compiling C++ program in devc++ lol

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+1 for dev ++
Although komodo edit is the best free editor for writing programs. I am a C intermediate student and will do c++ in the next semester. I haven't dealt with game stuff yet so I can't give you any ideas

Back when I started learning visual basic( which I gave up ), my first project was to make a simple calculator but failed, which is the reason I gave up with it lol. I find the calculator idea quite simple,considering you do at least know the basics of c++ and programming. Good luck!

c0ldshadow said:

i sell some c++ software on http://deeptide.com but i dont write that much C++ code anymore.

my forum signature is valid compiling C++ program in devc++ lol

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I was looking at that in another of your posts. LOL.
That's what made me wanna start this thread here.
I'll compile that next time I'm on my PC and check it out.

-Tony

Ill see if I can't send someone your way.

coolest c++ keywords are volatile and union i think

i played with visual c++ for a day or two when i was a kid. I made a large screen filled with buttons, each button opened a nude picture of a different celebrity.
It was pretty awesome but people are skittish of downloading a random .exe file from a kid on the internet.

Only C++ I write nowadays is the Arduino flavor of it... but then again doing something embedded might get you kudos?

I learned C++ on a big reverse engineering project in C++/assembly code. It was a DLL to change behavior of a game server - new systems, etc. Some of the coolest challenges in that arena.

-Trevor

I think I have an idea. What about a kinematic simulator/solver?

Enter parameters such as initial velocity, initial height, trajectory, acceleration of gravity, and it computes max height, distance, time, final velocity... ect.

But allow the user to input ANY of those parameters and the computer will compute the rest. As soon as enough variables are provided to compute a unique solution for the rest it solves the equations. You you could provide the final velocity, time, and acceleration of gravity, and it'll tell you the rest... ect.
just an idea...hmmm...

-Tony

pretty simple imo but its a good idea since u gonna get an immediate A

Silvershot said:

pretty simple imo but its a good idea since u gonna get an immediate A

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Well it's not just ins and outs, the computer will have to recognize which things it can and cannot figure out based on what's given, and it'll have to solve quadratics. Simple operations can easily get very complicated. But yeah I don't care about winning. :na:

-Tony