Chatbox log - 2008-08-11 - Zelaron Gaming Forum

[00:31] Goodlookinguy: Going to my last year of High School coming this next week. As for a job, I'm doing freelance jobs regaurding web design, etc. for free to put into a porfolio for the future.

[00:32] Draco2003: for free?

[00:32] Goodlookinguy: Yeah

[00:32] Draco2003: that kinda blows

[00:32] Draco2003: but I guess it's good for the experience

[00:33] Goodlookinguy: Na, not really. I enjoy programming.

[00:33] Goodlookinguy: Yeah, I'm also doing it for experience.

[00:33] Draco2003: are you fluent in C++?

[00:33] Goodlookinguy: I've been working with it for 4-years.

[00:34] Goodlookinguy: It was my first programming language.

[00:34] Draco2003: Are you a good teacher?

[00:35] Goodlookinguy: No.

[00:35] Draco2003: damn

[00:35] Goodlookinguy: I'm a terrible teacher.

[00:35] Draco2003: is it because you get terribly frustrated with something that seems so obvious to you, even though it might not be to the other person?

[00:36] Goodlookinguy: No, the problem is that I have ADHD. So I like to go from one thing to another, and I can't help it. Then I get the people confused.

[00:36] Draco2003: oh

[00:37] Draco2003: fair enough

[00:37] Draco2003: I thought people with ADHD had a hard time learning things

[00:37] Draco2003: how do you keep your focus?

[00:38] Goodlookinguy: Na, it's different with each case. I enjoy programming so somehow I manage to keep going at it. The thing is, we will pay atention to things, even if it's the wrong things. Like homework for example, I don't care for. So I won't be able to focus on it.

[00:41] Draco2003: That's cool

[00:41] Draco2003: I was just wondering though, because I bought a book on C++

[00:41] Draco2003: but I get so lost in it

[00:41] Goodlookinguy: What problems are you having?

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[00:41] flappykun2349: need help

[00:42] Draco2003: mainly its following the lessons between chapters

[00:42] Goodlookinguy: Is it definition related?

[00:42] Draco2003: no, pretty much the study material

[00:42] flappykun2349: its about that post

[00:42] Draco2003: I don't know whether to continue using the code from the previous chapter, or open a new project

[00:42] Goodlookinguy: What year is the book from?

[00:44] Draco2003: It says "First printing: Oct 2002"

[00:44] Goodlookinguy: I wonder if it's using System as a namespace or if it's using std.

[00:44] Goodlookinguy: It's using System:: as a namespace huh?

[00:44] Draco2003: i think it's the std

[00:44] Goodlookinguy: I'm surprised.

[00:44] Draco2003: std::cout and std:: cin

[00:44] Goodlookinguy: C Out C In.

[00:45] Goodlookinguy: std::cout << "My Text\n";

[00:45] Draco2003: yeah

[00:45] Draco2003: I actually got 2 books, the first one, "Sam's Teach Yourself C++ in 24 hrs"

[00:46] Goodlookinguy: Ha!

[00:46] Draco2003: only allows for the DOS box to show

[00:46] Goodlookinguy: 24-hours my ass!

[00:46] Goodlookinguy: That's nonsense.

[00:46] Goodlookinguy: C++ takes a good month at least.

[00:46] Draco2003: I know, it's only basic stuff, and it only says that

[00:46] Draco2003: because it's broken down into chapters they call hours

[00:47] Goodlookinguy: DOS box? | Ha, hours. I love that kind of nonsense.

[00:47] Draco2003: I didn't really expect to learn it in a day

[00:47] Goodlookinguy: Don't you mean command prompt?

[00:47] Draco2003: what's the damn thing called...

[00:47] Draco2003: YEAH

[00:48] Goodlookinguy: Have you done any other languages besides C++ yet?

[00:48] Draco2003: nope

[00:48] Draco2003: I read somewhere that python was a good pre-C++ language

[00:50] Goodlookinguy: I wouldn't suggest starting with C++ unless you can figure out all of the terms or really understand all of the terms beforehand. I think Python could be a good pre-C++ starter. Except that the languages are different. So you would be learning one, then another. Making the journey longer.

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[00:51] Draco2003: by terms you mean syntax?

[00:51] Goodlookinguy: Yes.

[00:52] Draco2003: I don't think that is a problem. It's all seems pretty easy...

[00:52] Draco2003: it's just putting it in the right places that gets confusing

[00:53] Goodlookinguy: What are you doing wrong?

[00:53] Goodlookinguy: Maybe pictures are neccessary.

[00:54] Goodlookinguy: Are you using Microsoft Visual Studio?

[00:54] Draco2003: Dev C++

[00:54] Draco2003: the bloodshed one...

[00:54] Goodlookinguy: Oh, I've never used that. I wonder if the interpreter is any good.

[00:55] Draco2003: Well it was free, but people say it's almost as good as the ones you pay for

[00:56] Draco2003: The parts that get confusing though, is moving from one chapter to another

[00:56] Goodlookinguy: There's a free version of MS Visual 2008 I believe.

[00:56] Goodlookinguy: Well, if it's getting the job done and your not having any real issues, I suppose I shant say anymore.

[00:57] Draco2003: The book says it builds on each previous chapter, but if I just add to the code, it gives errors

[00:57] Draco2003: and if I start over, it gives errors...

[00:57] Goodlookinguy: Well, that's why you're supposed to be learning it, so you don't have errors.

[00:57] Goodlookinguy: One moment.

[00:57] Draco2003: lol

[00:57] Draco2003: no problem

[00:59] Goodlookinguy: I just thought about something. Could you take a picture of your code using a screenshot.

[00:59] Draco2003: no... it's not on this computer...

[00:59] Goodlookinguy: I think I might know what the issue is.

[01:00] Goodlookinguy: What? You wrote the code on the computer right?

[01:00] Draco2003: I have been forced to use the family computer because my laptops hard drive died

[01:00] Goodlookinguy: Oh, bummer.

[01:00] Draco2003: The family computer is already messed up big time, so I don't download anything...

[01:01] Draco2003: power cuts out from time to time too

[01:01] Draco2003: real drag, but until I can find the missing piece to my laptop, I am stuck with it

[01:02] Goodlookinguy: I was just wondering if you're getting errors because you're not adding a small piece of code. I had a book back a while ago that was missing "int" at the beggining of the statments. Which always caused errors.

[01:03] Draco2003: I can start a thread and show the code

[01:03] Draco2003: as it is written in the book

[01:03] Goodlookinguy: Why don't you put it in the WRT?

[01:03] Draco2003: alright

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[01:05] flappykun2349: glg

[01:05] Goodlookinguy: Yes?

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[01:19] Draco2003: alright its up

[01:20] Goodlookinguy: I see it. I'll take a lookie lou in MSV08.

[01:21] Draco2003: alrighty

[01:22] Goodlookinguy: There are seven errors. I'll clean them up, if I can.

[01:22] Draco2003: probably missing parts from the previous chapters?

[01:23] Goodlookinguy: Yeah, probably.

[01:23] Goodlookinguy: I see a part that is tried to be put in to motion without "int" before it.

[01:24] Draco2003: I'll post 3.1 too, because it is supposed to be putting the basic windows code into an engine that can be re-used

[01:24] Draco2003: which line?

[01:24] Goodlookinguy: I wanna know. Do you understand the code yourself?

[01:25] Draco2003: A little bit

[01:26] Draco2003: I am assuming it is running basic background checks every game cycle

[01:26] Draco2003: whether or not it is the active program and whether or not the user has decided to end it

[01:28] Goodlookinguy: I see this as being a code tid-bit that I would write, or someones who's been working on C++ for at least 3-4 months would write, that's all. I should show you a good place to learn C++ from.

[01:28] Draco2003: alright. that would be great

[01:29] Goodlookinguy: I'm going to suggest here http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/sv_home.php as a place to start from. They go slower, and I believe do a pretty good job teaching people.

[01:30] Goodlookinguy: Also, I was watching their videos. I do notice that they miss putting in "int" a few times. Other than that, they're good.

[01:31] Draco2003: does it work without the "int" in those places, compile wise?

[01:32] Goodlookinguy: No, most likely not. However, this may be related to MSV.

[01:33] Goodlookinguy: I'm out. I have to go to bed.

[01:33] Draco2003: Just as long as I wasn't going to be forced to debug my learning materials

[01:33] Draco2003: alright

[01:33] Draco2003: g'night

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[08:22] Goodlookinguy: I wonder if this works :: ââ¿â

[08:22] Goodlookinguy: It does!

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[09:22] Asamin: how did you do that

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[09:37] jamer123: hello

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[12:54] KagomJack: EVILUTION

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[13:02] Lenny: HEATHEN SCUM!! You killed my father. Prepare to die!!

[13:03] Lenny: I can't see my whole monitor. :(

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[13:03] KagomJack: Lenlen :>

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[13:06] Thanatos: My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

[13:06] KagomJack: almightygiantironpenis

[13:07] KagomJack: DOES IT ALWAYS SPACE PENIS?

[13:07] KagomJack: oh

[13:07] KagomJack: no

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[13:11] KagomJack: :o

[13:13] Lenny: Inconceivable.

[13:13] KagomJack: .elbaviecnocnI

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