Tips for c++ [needed]

[Autumnlicious]

An IDE is the best thing you could do to improve your knowledge IMO. I've discovered far more about Java through using NetBeans than I ever did at university.

Indeed. IDE's with their inbuilt documentation, integrated debuggers and code suggestions can give a lot of initial ideas and hunches, which is excellent for rapid improvement.

If you want to be a REAL programmer, you need linux.

No you fucking don't. This is coming from one who was using FreeBSD4 at 11 years old.

You don't need Linux to learn damn near anything, except about Linux and software that runs empirically better on it as a platform. Oh, and how a particular OS is constructed. But that's about it.

If you're using windows though I'm not sure what I'd recommend. I learned on linux and I just used the gcc compiler, and edited the files in the KATE file editor.

Kate is a nice editor. It's fills the niche that Notepad++ fills on Windows and TextMate on Mac.

I cannot remember if that tutorial is completely compatible with linux or not. Windows has some libraries that linux doesn't, so if this tutorial uses them then it will only work with a windows compiler

If the tutorial is using libraries outside of the standard included ones, then the tutorial is fucked up.

In any case, a Windows C++ developer who wants to use GCC et al should really install the Git+ Shell/MinGW shell if they want to experiment further with automating/testing their shit.

But Code::Blocks + TDM-GCC will get any C/C++ developer into gear.

Don't ask me for help though, I really don't know much and what I did know I've probably forgotten lol

Lol. "I'll help you but won't help you."

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Well soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorry.

I believe you mean "Thank you".

Or would you really have liked to try to develop your professional career and say, stupidly, in front of your peers:
"Well I understand that C is a primitive version of C++..."

Realize that being given pointers to corrected information when you're wrong is a luxury. Most people simply call another "stupid" and walk away.

[Napoléon]

I believe you mean "Thank you".

Or would you really have liked to try to develop your professional career and say, stupidly, in front of your peers:
"Well I understand that C is a primitive version of C++..."

Realize that being given pointers to corrected information when you're wrong is a luxury. Most people simply call another "stupid" and walk away.

No you did essentially call me stupid. Sure you are no doubt right but you acted like a jerk about it. Just look at how you've responded to others.

[Jackalope]

Well I understand that C is a primitive version of C++, so I don't know if this will help or not. I use Cygwin and the GCC collection of compilers to compile it and I just write my code in Notepad++.

Blasphemy.

C rules, C++ drools.

Derp.

In all seriousness, see what Syn said.

[Autumnlicious]

No you did essentially call me stupid. Sure you are no doubt right but you acted like a jerk about it. Just look at how you've responded to others.

Hm, let's examine my last post to see how much of a jerk I've really been...

Hmm....

You'll see I shot down a ridiculous "If you want to be X" suggestion (in this case, it was an open source "Use Linux!" push, which I find distasteful because a newbie wants to learn C++ not all about Linux. If they wanted to learn about goddamn Linux, they'd ask something different).

However, I didn't rail on him past that.

You're just upset that I called you out on a positive assertion you made that was fundamentally wrong.

Heads up, I implied you were ignorant.

Claiming that I called you stupid (I did no such thing in this thread) is only trying to interpolate more than what is presented.

I did imply that going out in front of one's professional peers and making such a ridiculous assertion would be stupid. Cause it is.

[Napoléon]

I still think you could've been nicer but whatever. I was mistaken with my assertion. It won't happen again baws.

[libalchris]

I know you don't need linux, it was a joke. Guess you didn't pick up on the sarcasm. And I have seen some tutorials using conio.h

[SavageNerdz]

I didn't intend to create so much hatred O.o

[Napoléon]

I didn't intend to create so much hatred O.o

Lol there's no hatred here Just one jackass being a jackass

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BANTER!

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[SavageNerdz]

Haha, now that's not nice, frenchie.

[Autumnlicious]

I didn't intend to create so much hatred O.o

We're programmers and an abrasive bunch at that. No hard feelers here.