C/C++ Beginner's Guide and Post Basic Questions here
Nerevarine
Incarnate
uhh.. you will find, game designing is a LARGE LARGE part of programming.. learning C is just scratching the surface..
You also might want to start with unity, if you plan on game development.. its a lot more noob friendly than UDK
You also might want to start with unity, if you plan on game development.. its a lot more noob friendly than UDK
rohitshubham
Ambassador of Buzz
yup, you are correct, they do not encourage to code...and their motive is mainly to teach students how to use syntax of the language...
however i feel that indian authors are more relevant for most of the students.. you see the level of english they use for explaining is kinda tough for most of the indian students while the indian authors write in plain english only few students can understand foreign authors easily or else they are very elaborate and most of the students don't have time for that much research ...this is the case for many books like physics/chem/electronics etc.
BTW have you read "C++ object oriented programming by debasis jana"... i am currently reading it along with "thinking in C++"... its a good read although a bit technical approach has been followed in former one...
vickybat
I am the night...I am...
Well rohit that is a plain misconception. There is nothing like plain and advanced english. It depends on the author how lucrative and simple he can be while presenting the stuff along with some solid and real life examples. This is where Indian authors mostly fail and always rely on same old "toy programs". At least i feel that way. Well about other subjects, its a different story as the curriculum are mostly different. For computer science subjects, its best to avoid Indian authors, unless a real gem is discovered. Till now, it hasn't been, atleast i haven't seen one.
I'm not a C++ programmer but Java and have followed head first java, Core Java (Cay Horstmann) , Data Structures in Java (Robert Lafore) and also planning to read Effective Java (Joshua Bloch).
I couldn't find a single Indian authored Java book that can hold a candle to the ones mentioned above.
About C++, "thinking in c++" by Bruce Eckel is one of the best books out there afaik. He has also authored thinking in java, but i never followed it.
Can't comment on the c++ book you mentioned cause of the reasons mentioned above (me not being a c++ programmer).
For a C++ absolute beginner planning to get hold of the syntax and trying to delve into the world of oop for the first time, the following is a great choice imo.
Its very very simple and is perfect for engg. students to pass semester exams with good marks and grades. It has lots and lots of examples with line by line explanation. Very effective for students who don't have time to spend more towards coding due to pressure from other subjects in a semester.
*pearson.vrvbookshop.com/book/learning-c-programming-concepts-sham-tickoo/9788131716533
Congrats mate
. Getting hold of the syntax alone is not enough to be an effective programmer but rigorous practice.That is the only way to be a good programmer and there are no shortcuts here.
Happy coding and keep practicing.
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vickybat
I am the night...I am...
yes!!
& which IDE should I use?
dev c++ or code blocks or any other?
In our college, they still use TC but it's not supported in my windows 8 and also it is very old.
which should i use?
& if i use notepad++, then how to compile & run c program?
Use code blocks eyes closed and avoid TC at all costs.
Notepad++ is a text editor and not a compiler. You can use it to highlight the code to understand it better before moving to the IDE.
You can directly code in code blocks editor too.
Mr.Kickass
In the zone
TC is crap. Get codeblocks
Nerevarine
Incarnate
another +1 from my side towards codeblocks.. Your school may force you to use TC but stay adamant and use codeblocks, atleast in your own pc
rohitshubham
Ambassador of Buzz
TC is vintage.....code::blocks is the best one out there and i use it myself... In fact my college now recommend code::blocks due to excessive lobbying by me ... actually they used devC++ and i literally forced them to move out of that though devc++ is fine enough for semester exams.yes!!
& which IDE should I use?
dev c++ or code blocks or any other?
In our college, they still use TC but it's not supported in my windows 8 and also it is very old.
which should i use?
& if i use notepad++, then how to compile & run c program?
Mr.Kickass
In the zone
Python coders should try to Learn C The Hard Way
rohitshubham
Ambassador of Buzz
can someone please explain me operator overloading with a simple program...i mean explain the program too as how it is working...
ashs1
Padawan
hi Guys.. I have just started learning the C program recently. Teachers have advised me to go for books from balaguruswamy & "c in depth" by shrivastva. Judging from some of the previous posts, it looks like most of you guys prefer to stay away from it. Can you guys suggest a good book for beginners ? This is the first time i am learning a programming language.
Thanks.
Thanks.
harshilsharma63
DIY FTW!
"head first c". End of story.
No, better start with head first programming. Head first C misses too much on basics.
gameranand
Living to Play
Object Oriented Programming in C++ from Robert Lafore is also good book.
harshilsharma63
DIY FTW!
Do you understand the concept of function overloading? Operator overloading is similar to that, but with a few constraints:
> You cannot define new operators.
> You cannot change the precedence and priority of operators.
> You cannot change the arity of operators.
Just like a function call, a reference to the object which invokes the operator is implicitelly passed to the operator bosy. This reference is called the 'this' operator and it can be used to access the object which invoked the operator.
this will return an error because no definitation of the plus operator is defined for class a and class b;
Code:
#include <iostream>
class a
{...}; //skipping the class definition
class b
{...}; //skipping the class definition
int main()
{
a obj1;
b obj2;
cout << obj1 + obj2;
return 0;
}Code with overloaded operator
Code:
#include <iostream>
class a
{public:
int num;
friend int operator +(b obj2);
};
class b
{public:
int num;
};
int operator +(b obj2
{
return (this.num + obj.num);
}
int main()
{
a obj1;
b obj2;
cout << obj1 + obj2;
return 0;
}Here, 'a' is invoking the 'operator +'. However, the if I wrode b+a instead of a+b, it would still crash as it would be 'b''s responsibility to invoke the + operator, but no definition of + exists for class b.
rohitshubham
Ambassador of Buzz
thanx.
Nerevarine
Incarnate
Code:
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
char C [3][3];
int C1[3][3];
int i, j; int m[8];int n=0; int k=0;
int trigger=0;
void check()
{
for(i=0;i<9;i++)
{
m[i]=0;
}
for(i=0;i<3;i++)//ACROSS ADD
{
for(j=0;j<3;j++)
{
m[i]=m[i]+C1[i][j];
}
}
for(i=0;i<3;i++)//DOWN ADD
{
for(j=0;j<3;j++)
{
m[i+3]=m[i+3]+C1[j][i];
}
}
//DIAGONALS ADD
m[6]=C1[0][0]+C1[1][1]+C1[2][2];
m[7]=C1[0][2]+C1[1][1]+C1[2][0];
for(i=0;i<8;i++)
{
if(m[i]==3)
{trigger=1;
}
if(m[i]==6)
{trigger=2;
}
}
}
void display()
{
printf("\nState of Game:\n");
for(i=0;i<3;i++)
{
for(j=0;j<3;j++)
{
printf("%c ",C[i][j]);
}
printf("\n");
}
}
printf("Welcome to my Tic Tac Toe game\n");
while(k<9)
{ if(n%2==0)
{
printf("\nPlayer 1 Input : X at desired index location");
printf("\ni:");
scanf("%d",&i);
printf("\nj:");
scanf("%d",&j);
C[i][j]='X';
C1[i][j]=1;
//CHECK
display();
check();
n++;
if(trigger==1)
{
printf("Player 1 wins");
break;
}
}
if(n%2==1)
{
printf("\nPlayer 2 Input : X at desired index location");
printf("\ni:");
scanf("%d",&i);
printf("\nj:");
scanf("%d",&j);
C[i][j]='O';
C1[i][j]=2;
//CHECK
display();
check();
n++;
if(trigger==2)
{ printf("Player 2 wins");
break;
}
}
k++;
}
return(0);
}its a basic 2 player tic tac toe program