#11814 - Joe - Mon Oct 20, 2003 3:52 am
Can somebody point me to some good game programming or general programming books. I've been programming with c++ for about 6 months so I kinda know the basics. I just need more game oriented concepts.
#11815 - Ninj4D4n - Mon Oct 20, 2003 6:18 am
data structures for game programmers
#11820 - poslundc - Mon Oct 20, 2003 1:50 pm
I don't have any books to suggest (at least, any books I own are all dreadfully out of date - I've got my 1991 copy of Learn C on the Macintosh by Dave Mark on my shelf), but I will suggest that if you want to program for the GBA you might consider picking up a book on C, instead of just C++.
This is because I find that books on C++ focus more on learning the object-oriented elements of the language, rather than on learning the lower-level stuff that is important to understand GBA programming.
Your mileage may vary, of course; perhaps someone here can recommend a book that effectively teaches both. It also depends on what your intent is; if you want to work on your general programming skills then a book on C++ is just as good as a book on any other language.
Dan.
#11863 - Joe - Wed Oct 22, 2003 2:59 am
Thanks for the suggestions.
It's just so hard to find good programming books that I can teach myself from.