#167172 - (sniper) 109 - Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:37 pm
I've been browsing these forums for quite sometime now, nearly a year. My goal was to learn C++ and and coding for the Ds, Although basic written tutorials don't really get through to me, sadly. Is anyone here willing to take time to teach me the basics?
_________________
1987 bmw 750il 2003 bmw m3 csl
#167173 - elhobbs - Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:12 pm
unfortunately, on a forum you will be limited to written tutorials. I think you mentioned before that you are still in school. Doesn't your school offer any computer science classes? they may not teach anything about the ds, but you would be better served learning some basics first anyway.
#167184 - Pete_Lockwood - Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:12 pm
I'd advise you to split your goals into 2: Learn C++ then learn coding for the DS. It'll be a lot easier to learn to code on a regular platform with regular debugging tools and then apply that knowledge to coding for the DS.
I've got years of experience coding and yet taking up coding for the DS I felt like a fish out of water at the start. I can't imagine how hard it would be for someone who isn't a competent coder to take up doing stuff for the DS.
_________________
It's not an illusion, it just looks like one.
#167217 - (sniper) 109 - Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:27 pm
| elhobbs wrote: |
| unfortunately, on a forum you will be limited to written tutorials. I think you mentioned before that you are still in school. Doesn't your school offer any computer science classes? they may not teach anything about the ds, but you would be better served learning some basics first anyway. |
Well I chose home economics instead of computer siences... My main goal is to stay with the dsdoom development so teaching me C++ and ds coding would really come in handy.
_________________
1987 bmw 750il 2003 bmw m3 csl
#167221 - elhobbs - Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:36 pm
| (sniper) 109 wrote: |
| elhobbs wrote: | | unfortunately, on a forum you will be limited to written tutorials. I think you mentioned before that you are still in school. Doesn't your school offer any computer science classes? they may not teach anything about the ds, but you would be better served learning some basics first anyway. |
Well I chose home economics instead of computer siences... My main goal is to stay with the dsdoom development so teaching me C++ and ds coding would really come in handy. |
ahh, life is full of choices...I hope you did not choose home ecomonics solely because you believed it would be easier. if you did then you certainly did yourself a disservice.
#167244 - (sniper) 109 - Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:09 pm
| elhobbs wrote: |
| (sniper) 109 wrote: | | elhobbs wrote: | | unfortunately, on a forum you will be limited to written tutorials. I think you mentioned before that you are still in school. Doesn't your school offer any computer science classes? they may not teach anything about the ds, but you would be better served learning some basics first anyway. |
Well I chose home economics instead of computer siences... My main goal is to stay with the dsdoom development so teaching me C++ and ds coding would really come in handy. |
ahh, life is full of choices...I hope you did not choose home ecomonics solely because you believed it would be easier. if you did then you certainly did yourself a disservice. |
I chose home economics because all my other friends chose it and because it sounded really fun.
_________________
1987 bmw 750il 2003 bmw m3 csl
#167247 - DiscoStew - Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:18 am
| (sniper) 109 wrote: |
| I chose home economics because all my other friends chose it and because it sounded really fun. |
But sounding fun and being fun to you are two separate things. If you do enjoy it, then that's good.
It is better to learn one step at a time. There are plenty of c/c++ tutorials online, especially for beginners who have never done any programming before. Google is your friend. There is much trial and error when dealing with programming in general, because while the code you write may look like it works, something somewhere may have altered a single variable that affects the entire thing. Patience is a virtue, and programming requires a lot of patience. Always start with something small, and build upon it.
Once you've gotten a good grasp at the language, then you can start with GBA/DS programming (but always start with something small).
_________________
DS - It's all about DiscoStew
#167251 - sgeos - Sat Mar 07, 2009 2:02 am
If you have the money, you might consider purchasing a book.
Also, I'd recommend learning Java, and programming with it until you are comfortable with object oriented concepts. After that you can learn C++; the theory is all the same. It is very easy to shoot yourself in the foot with C++.
#167253 - keldon - Sat Mar 07, 2009 2:35 am
A teacher can only help you to learn; you still have to do the learning. Just take any beginners C/C++ book and learn program flow and eventually algorithms, it is a pre-requisite to even thinking about doing games.
Once you've learned those then you can start thinking about simple games, but get the basics done first otherwise you will get nowhere, fast ^_^