Calefaction Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 I was told to come say "Hi" here, so I thought I would I found out about 0 A.D. through a Gamedev article written by Jan Wassenberg. I am a professional C++ programmer and crazy avid gamer I am a huge fan of RTS and RPG games, but I will play anything (Soul Calibur II anyone? ).I am also a Drum'n'Bass DJ and producer, so I am really in to that whole scene as well. What else can I say? I can't think of anything else Hope to talk to some of you soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chichigrande Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 Welcome to the forums, dude!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calefaction Posted April 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 Matt's of the world......get high...err untie...err unite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tutankhamun Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 Hello Calefaction, and welcome.So, you profession is a DJ? I really like music too and have a small scratch board for the computer.Nice to meet you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calefaction Posted April 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 Not really my profession. I am a C++ developer by profession. I do the DJ'ing thing for fun, and some times a little bit of profit I do a lot of DnB parties in the local Houston area. In fact, I have a time slot at a party on Saturday night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tutankhamun Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 Really? That is really neat. Do you happen to have any samples of you music or C++? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Op Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 Welcome Calefaction...... again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calefaction Posted April 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Really? That is really neat. Do you happen to have any samples of you music or C++? The short answer is: yes and no to my music, and no to my C++.The long answer is: As far as my music, I have an older mix from last year that I don't like to give out, because its really not terribly good. I am working on a new one, but I just haven't gotten around to it. As far as my production, it is not at a level yet that I feel like releasing any tunes. I want my tunes to be good before I go releasing them on an unsuspecting world.As for my C++, all my work that is good was closed source for companies I have worked for. Most of my personal code as of late has been C#, as I am starting to really dig the .NET platform. I still keep my C++ skills up to date, as I am searching for a job currently.For some C# code I have written see: http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/dnpb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tutankhamun Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Allrighty. Hope you enjoy WFG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Hey Calefaction. I bet you will fit in nicely here. Welcoem to the forums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeOptimist Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Welcome, Calefaction! Have you done any VB.NET work? I'm still using VB6 for my application development Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akya Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Welcome :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeZar Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Welcome :P Well, man. Akya, know you ruined my plan of being the first non-moderator to say hello to this guy well, welcome to WFG my dear friend, have a lovely stay ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calefaction Posted April 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Welcome, Calefaction! Have you done any VB.NET work? I'm still using VB6 for my application development I have, but given the way the .NET framework is built, and the fact that VB.NET offers no clear advantages (or disadvantages for that matter) over C#, I opted to use C# because my background is in C/C++. Remember that code written in VB.NET and C#, or any CLS compliant language for that matter, is 100% interoperable (provided you write CLS compliant code of course, there are ways to break interoperability in both languages).If you have any C#/VB.NET/.NET questions, don't hesitate to PM me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argalius Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Is it really hard to learn C(++), or is just the beginning hard? I download .NET I guess (there are some file on the compu, but I don't know wich is the right one, could you help me out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calefaction Posted April 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Is it really hard to learn C(++), or is just the beginning hard? I download .NET I guess (there are some file on the compu, but I don't know wich is the right one, could you help me out? C++ isn't really .NET .NET is a new object model and programming framework from Microsoft that has some really really nice features (a unified object model, reflection, cross-language interoperability through the CLR). If you are interested in .NET development, you might want to check out the following things:Microsoft .NET Framework SDKhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=enSharpDevelop (a free C# IDE, written in C#):http://www.icsharpcode.com/OpenSource/SD/Default.aspxAlternativley, if you are looking for a set of C++ tools to learn C++, you can use one of two good Windows tool sets: The free Visual C++ toolset, or Dev-C++ which uses MingW, URLs:VC 2003 Toolkit:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=enDev-C++http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.htmlNote that the VC 2003 Toolkit is NOT an IDE, it's just the command line C++ tools shipped with Visual Studio. You will need a nice text editor (Notepad++ is good, google it), or you will want to check out Dev-C++ for a functional C++ IDE (although it doesn't use the MS build tools).I personally use Visual Studio.NET 2003 Enterprise Architect. If you can get your hands on a copy of VS 2003, it's your best bet as it's really the most complete IDE available, allowing for C++, VB.NET and C# development, as well as nice editors and designers for XML, XML Schema, databases, and a slew of other neat goodies. But if you can't get VS 2003, the free tools I listed above should do you good One thing to keep in mind when selecting your C++ tools is ISO standards comformance. Versions of Visual Studio/Visual C++ prior to 7.1 (2003) are not fully standards compliant, meaning some well formed C++ code will not compile (ask a VC 7/VC 6 developer about partial template specilization ). If you can't get VS/VC 2003, you are better off using MingW/GCC/Dev-C++.Phew...hope all that didn't totally confuse you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argalius Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Ok, thanks man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argalius Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 I found the programs called: Visual Studio 6 and Visual Studio Enterprise 6.0, maybe they are the same, but are those good to, I will look for Visual Studio.NET 2003 Enterprise Architect some more time though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeOptimist Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 I see you mentioned SharpDevelop... I was under the impression that SharpDevelop also could create VB.NET applications - is that correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkAngelBGE Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Hey Calefaction. What is your real first name ? By the way, have you ever looked at http://pragmaticprogrammer.com ? I can only recommend their books. They have some good one about the really important stuff of software development. Like design, when to implement assertions, orthoganility, coding tips, etc.I am reading a book every 3 months and the next one will be a C++ one. Gotta revise some C++, maybe you have some good recommendations for me ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calefaction Posted April 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 I see you mentioned SharpDevelop... I was under the impression that SharpDevelop also could create VB.NET applications - is that correct? They are working on it, yes. I beleive the support is still very early in it's development, but it's coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calefaction Posted April 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Hey Calefaction. What is your real first name ? By the way, have you ever looked at http://pragmaticprogrammer.com ? I can only recommend their books. They have some good one about the really important stuff of software development. Like design, when to implement assertions, orthoganility, coding tips, etc.I am reading a book every 3 months and the next one will be a C++ one. Gotta revise some C++, maybe you have some good recommendations for me ? Thinking in C++ Volume 1 and 2 by Bruce Eckel. They are arguably the two best C++ manuals written to date Bruce Eckel really knows his C++. He used to give away volume 2 free with the purchase of volume 1, but I don't think he does anymore. Regardless, on Amazon they are both just over 30 USD brand new, and very much worth adding to your bookshelf.Amazon links:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...=books&n=507846http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...=books&n=507846 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calefaction Posted April 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Hey Calefaction. What is your real first name ? By the way, have you ever looked at http://pragmaticprogrammer.com ? I can only recommend their books. They have some good one about the really important stuff of software development. Like design, when to implement assertions, orthoganility, coding tips, etc.I am reading a book every 3 months and the next one will be a C++ one. Gotta revise some C++, maybe you have some good recommendations for me ? My real name is Matt (Matthew, but I prefer Matt).And yes, I have read the site. They have some interesting articles, but I don't always agree with everything they say Especially in the area of design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkAngelBGE Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 My real name is Matt (Matthew, but I prefer Matt).Wohoo..just another Matt. Must be the 5th here on the forums. And yes, I have read the site. They have some interesting articles, but I don't always agree with everything they say Especially in the area of design. Oh really ? Well I would like to talk to you about some details then of what tehy say as I am currently reading a book written by them. WHat is one thing that they say that you don't agree with that hops to your mind immeditaly ? Oh by the way, where are you from, Matt ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calefaction Posted April 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 My real name is Matt (Matthew, but I prefer Matt).Wohoo..just another Matt. Must be the 5th here on the forums. And yes, I have read the site. They have some interesting articles, but I don't always agree with everything they say Especially in the area of design. Oh really ? Well I would like to talk to you about some details then of what tehy say as I am currently reading a book written by them. WHat is one thing that they say that you don't agree with that hops to your mind immeditaly ? Oh by the way, where are you from, Matt ? I am from Houston Texas.And off the top of my head, for instance, I don't agree with everything said in their zero tolerance construction article. I find that I code much cleaner, stronger, harder to break code in a more layed back, sorta willy nilly environment. I am most comfortable when I am using the conventions I find appealing, and the structure that I feel most at home with. When a bunch of rigid structure is placed on my construction environment, I write less clean, well thought out code.But hey, thats just me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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