beginner

[Stuperfied]

I know how to programme in Qbasic and even got a little into visual basic 6. Qbasic as you know isn't going to get me anywhere at all and the problem that i had with visual basic is that i couldn't find out how to incorporate jpeg's into my programms for games.

I was given an older version of borland c++ a few years back and have been wrestling with it ever since.

Can anyone give me a boost, I've been at it since i was 6 and i am now 23. I have no peers to help me so i rely on what i get out of books and off other users on the net.

The books which i tried to learn from don't give any help to the beginner with things like "terminology" which as you would know is a must and the ones that are written for beginners only tell you how to print cute little boring messages on the screen.

I just want a user friendly programming language or some help with the others.

Thankyou for taking the time to read this message, any chance is a good one.

 

[arcbkc]

Hi, feel free to e-mail me with any questions you might have. Every time we look at a new language we are beginners. I have been programming for over 15 years and would be happy to help in any way I can.

rodcasey@hotmail.com

Rod Rod

 

[Wings]

Get Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 days
Its a good basic book

 

[Stuperfied]

Thankyou for replying, It has been A while since I posted this message and I didn't expect A reply this late.

Wings: I will obtain A copy of the book you suggest, I only hope that it provides me with more than the limited understanding of the language which other books reguarding the topic of C++ for programmers of high level languages and beginners seem to focus on.

arcbkc: Your offer is most generous. People with the time and patience to help another are hard to find and so I deem myself fortunate to find two such people here who are willing to help me.

 

[butthead]

The C++ for dummies is also a very good book.
I would suggest that you learn the dos aspects of C
first Then go to the 32bit windows later. I also am self
taught. you can learn a lot if you persist and dont lose interest when the learning curve is steep. I have a program that I spent two years coding the hard way. It started in dos and progressed to windows. The lessons learned were invaluable. I can do the same program today
in a month and it would be much simpler. I sure wish I had known about this forum then. also dont expect to get much beyond the basics from the books mentioned. Anything else
is up to you and will require lots of research. The learn C++ books usually com with a cd with a compiler "Borland".
stick to borland and you should have no problems.

tomcruz@ev1.net

 

[xwb]

I wouldn't normally recommend the "for dummies" books: not for C++ anyway. It just touches on most of the concepts but you have to get another book if you want to find out more.

Try C++ Primer by Lipmann - good training book, lots of examples, exercises and you can also use it as a reference. It also introduces STL from the start but you'd need to get a later compiler to use it. There are some free ones around that support STL.

 

[Stuperfied]

I regret that I have little time to reply as I am out of town. Thankyou for your suggestions I am already on the trail of those books.

Currently I am replying to you all from the confind's of the goulburn city library and have readily put the staff to the hunt.

Their efforts were unproductive but I am not discouraged and will continue to endevor. At the end of my journey I hope to leave in my wake a clear path for others to follow.