I'm looking to get involved in coding some more complex things than basic html webpages or c++ applications that add two numbers together for you or calculate RBI. I would like to focus more on learning the basics of coding programs or software as opposed to web design or something like php/python/sql. Do any of you have any good resources to start reading?
To get the basics down I'm coding myself a text-adventure sort of game, but I have some questions as well. If any of you are knowledgeable about this kind of thing and would be willing to help please add me on steam!
Thanks
I'm looking to get involved in coding some more complex things than basic html webpages or c++ applications that add two numbers together for you or calculate RBI. I would like to focus more on learning the basics of coding programs or software as opposed to web design or something like php/python/sql. Do any of you have any good resources to start reading?
To get the basics down I'm coding myself a text-adventure sort of game, but I have some questions as well. If any of you are knowledgeable about this kind of thing and would be willing to help please add me on steam!
Thanks
For the very basic knowledge of programming look at the courses offered by http://www.codecademy.com/
However, when it comes to game design external libraries (or at the very least graphics libraries that are never really used in overview courses) are usually where the bulk of the code is derived from so even the courses offered there won't really help you outside of teaching you how to code "correctly".
More advanced knowledge including some graphics programming can be found on the Berkeley Self-Paced coding website http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~selfpace/ (look to to lower left for the actual courses) However here you won't get feedback on your code.
A good book for C++ coding in relation to games can be found http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~af909/Beginning_C++_Game_Programming%5B1%5D.pdf
Check out this link: http://www.gamedev.net/topic/641877-starting-a-fps-game-ideas-on-where-to-begin/ especially the second post on there linking to two good threads.
Same thing with this link: http://www.gamefromscratch.com/post/2011/08/04/I-want-to-be-a-game-developer.aspx
For the very basic knowledge of programming look at the courses offered by http://www.codecademy.com/
However, when it comes to game design external libraries (or at the very least graphics libraries that are never really used in overview courses) are usually where the bulk of the code is derived from so even the courses offered there won't really help you outside of teaching you how to code "correctly".
More advanced knowledge including some graphics programming can be found on the Berkeley Self-Paced coding website http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~selfpace/ (look to to lower left for the actual courses) However here you won't get feedback on your code.
A good book for C++ coding in relation to games can be found http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~af909/Beginning_C++_Game_Programming%5B1%5D.pdf
Check out this link: http://www.gamedev.net/topic/641877-starting-a-fps-game-ideas-on-where-to-begin/ especially the second post on there linking to two good threads.
Same thing with this link: http://www.gamefromscratch.com/post/2011/08/04/I-want-to-be-a-game-developer.aspx
Try going here http://www.edx.org/
A lot of free introductory python classes, all taught by professors from popular universities. I'm taking the MIT one on Computer Science. They're pretty long and take around 15 hours a week in terms of workload, but they're worth it.
Try going here http://www.edx.org/
A lot of free introductory python classes, all taught by professors from popular universities. I'm taking the MIT one on Computer Science. They're pretty long and take around 15 hours a week in terms of workload, but they're worth it.
This is something that I've always been interested in as well but have no idea what to start.
This is something that I've always been interested in as well but have no idea what to start.
I am about to start with a company as a software engineer. So if you have questions feel free to add me.
In my opinion books are awesome. Pick a book and work through it. I can suggest some if you know a language you want to focus on.
But I have played around with http://www.codecademy.com/ . It seems like a great place to get your "feet wet" as they say. :)
I am about to start with a company as a software engineer. So if you have questions feel free to add me.
In my opinion books are awesome. Pick a book and work through it. I can suggest some if you know a language you want to focus on.
But I have played around with http://www.codecademy.com/ . It seems like a great place to get your "feet wet" as they say. :)
+1 for edx and codeacademy
also, www.udacity.com has a structured intro computer science class that you can take at your own pace
+1 for edx and codeacademy
also, www.udacity.com has a structured intro computer science class that you can take at your own pace