Post: What got you into coding?
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01-18-2013, 10:54 PM
#1
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So what got you into coding?
Where/what did you start with?
Do you still code?
Best work you've done?
Where/what did you start with?
Do you still code?
Best work you've done?
01-26-2013, 10:09 PM
#11
Pichu
PICHU.
PICHU.
Originally posted by Zesh
Exactly. C++ is the industry standard when it comes to game development, not to say that other languages aren't also common but learning C++ is pretty much a must if you want a career in game development.
Not true. DirectX is not a standard of C++. There are many other libraries out there for a programmer to choose from like OpenGL, SDL and many others. You don't have to use DirectX if you don't want to.
Not true. DirectX is not a standard of C++. There are many other libraries out there for a programmer to choose from like OpenGL, SDL and many others. You don't have to use DirectX if you don't want to.
Sorry, my bad. DirectX is Microsoft Specific; if you are wanting to work and create games to run on Xbox you will need DirectX; OpneGL is multiplatform.
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Originally posted by another user
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Originally posted by Integer
If you plan at some point to work for a AAA game company then you will need to learn C++. If indie development is fine then C# with XNA will work for you. But why not learn both? 
It's not uncommon for core engines to be developed in C++ and the editing tools in C#.Net. i was just stating above that C++ is the better language for game programming in a sense that would be of huge proportions all in all it's up to you.
It's not uncommon for core engines to be developed in C++ and the editing tools in C#.Net. i was just stating above that C++ is the better language for game programming in a sense that would be of huge proportions all in all it's up to you.
I don't plan on working for a game company, to be honest I'm dual majoring in Criminal Justice and Computer Science although I am planning on moving into law enforcement.
Languages in the end are compiled to machine code, the differences of running C++ and C# on a windows system is beginning to become almost nothing. What gets me on C# is the fact that I can't develop for multiple platforms, I'm stuck with Windows, Window Phones and Xbox. No problem for me because I don't have a Mac to test on and I don't care about the fact that only 2% of the market uses Mac OS X; not including Itouch, ipad, etc, although all those would be done in Objective-C.
If I was to get serious; which I won't because the life of an indie gamer is actually horrible, I'd learn C++ right now. This is not the case; I however will be eventually learning C++ because it is industry standard for any programmer. So,
01-26-2013, 10:23 PM
#12
Zesh
Keeper
Originally posted by Pichu
Sorry, my bad. DirectX is Microsoft Specific; if you are wanting to work and create games to run on Xbox you will need DirectX; OpneGL is multiplatform.
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I'm dual majoring in Criminal Justice and Computer Science
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I'm dual majoring in Criminal Justice and Computer Science
I didn't actually know that OpenGL was patented. Maybe you can create a crime based game? :p
01-28-2013, 01:52 AM
#13
Specter
Pro Memer
I'm not too sure, I guess it was curiosity. Whenever I opened or tried a new program, I'm like "Damn, I want to make a program like that and make it even better". I searched a few tutorial's online to get me started, then I started combining some knowledge from the tutorials and stuff I found out on my own, to make my own codes and programs from scratch. Using VB, starting to get better at C# now as well.
02-02-2013, 02:32 PM
#14
I got into hacking via SQL injections and then I wanted to learn why these things can happen. So I learn HTML, CSS, PHP, XML, JavaScript (AJAX/jQuery), ASP and some more elements of web development. I then moved onto bash and found programming interesting and I was grabbed into the .NET framework, so I learn the C# and VB.NET sytax and it was really interesting... But I wanted to make something global, not only for the Windows architectures, so I learnt C, Python, Perl and Ruby which weren't too hard. Now I am learning C++ and I want to develop something big soon.
I see a lot of people getting into Java but I've never been a fan of it, I've actually never looked into it although I occasionally mess around with my androids rooting and such but I may consider learning it soon.
As for the best work I have done, I would say... I once made a crypter as I got bored and as I really love encryption and mathematical algorithms, it turned out to be really good and is very undetectable.
As for beginners I would always suggest that you start of with a basic language, either C# if you want to try the .NET framework or something like Perl/Python, they are very easy languages and have MASSIVE uses and capabilities.
Hope that helps.
I see a lot of people getting into Java but I've never been a fan of it, I've actually never looked into it although I occasionally mess around with my androids rooting and such but I may consider learning it soon.
As for the best work I have done, I would say... I once made a crypter as I got bored and as I really love encryption and mathematical algorithms, it turned out to be really good and is very undetectable.
As for beginners I would always suggest that you start of with a basic language, either C# if you want to try the .NET framework or something like Perl/Python, they are very easy languages and have MASSIVE uses and capabilities.
Hope that helps.
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