Wanna learn how to program? *OMG A REAL TOPIC IN RI*

[Pterrydactyl]

A few people have been asking me to teach them how to program (with the orgin of the idea/main requester being croix).

So, if people really wanna learn to program, chime-in here and if we have enough, I'll make a subforum under special interest within the lounge.

I've got most of the materials i used to teach with when I taught high-school students, and helped teach college students, so I'm sure i can make some simple lessons that will teach the basics of logic.

Programming isn't that hard if you have someone teaching who not only knows what they are doing, but is also available to be messaged.

So, again, if anyone wants to learn, post here.  If we get enough, I'll make a subforum and teach some basic programming skills.  We will use c++, because it's a great place to learn the logic and it's very easy to use, plus, many other programming languages are structured the same way, just with different syntax.


Anyway, if no-one wants to learn, I'm fine with that too.

[Croix]

posting

[Mia]

I would be interested actually. I know some basics but never too bad to learn something new.

[Fake from State Jarm]

post

[C-zom]

If you know C++ or Angelscript, sign me up. I'm looking of switching over to a game engine that uses it (Amnesia.)

[Snowbound Milk]

Back in my day, we just played Canabalt and pornbombed the teacher's laptop.

[Pterrydactyl]

Well, there seems to be enough interest.  It's best if you guys are able to get a copy of Microsoft Visual Studio (I won't ask how), but if not, I'll post some links to some easy to use alternatives that use c++.

[Jenne]

Ive done plenty of C programming so C++ would just be syntax.  But if you can teach me Python, I'd be interested.

[Pterrydactyl]

BOOP, new forum:
http://rialliance.net/index.php?board=694.0

[Locke]

I know a fair bit of C++, but I'm very rusty now so this could be interesting.

It's best if you guys are able to get a copy of Microsoft Visual Studio (I won't ask how)

Free from Microsoft's own website? Not the complete version free if you're not a student or something (I got VS2008 free from MSDNAA in college), but enough to write code. Failing that, you can write in something like Notepad++. Only compiler besides VS I know off the top of my head is GCC, which isn't on Windows but if you Google around there are some ports.

[Pterrydactyl]

I listed an alternate compiler in the programming forum.

[Brian]

http://netbeans.org/   <<IDE
http://sourceforge.net/projects/codeblocks/  <<<IDE
http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html  <<old, claims to be ide, but i couldn't ever figure out how to turn that on. also what i started learning on
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/   <<this is an awesome program everyone should have regardless.

[Locke]

http://netbeans.org/   <<IDE

Wait, NetBeans does C++? I remember using this for Java in high school, heh.

[Pterrydactyl]

yes, netbeans does c++, it just does a really shitty job of it.

Also, I'm only familiar with Visual Studio and Codeblocks, so if you have problems with anything else, don't look to me for help. 

[Jenne]

Visual C++ gave me problem when I last used it (10+ years ago).  I had code written in Borland which ran fine, but would not compile in Visual.  It was one of those warnings that didnt effect performance, but Visual would not let me by it.