where do i start?

shnorb · Post by **shnorb** » 16 Mar 2006, 03:22

hey all,
about a year ago i promised myself that once i finished school and had come back from my overseas travels i would commit myself to adding something feasible to the taspring project. so i think its time i did so.
im mainly interested in the programming side of things, but havent a clue as to where i should start and what i should learn... so... urm... yeah...

Dragon45 · Post by **Dragon45** » 16 Mar 2006, 05:12

http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial.html

Once you can finish the following sections of the tutorial
# Beginner tutorials

* C++ Made Easy
* C Made Easy

# Advanced Language Features and Concepts

* Tutorials on advanced C and C++ features
* C++ Standard Template Library (STL) tutorial
* Understanding Floating Point Numbers
* Remote Procedure Calls

come back, and I will light the next step of your dark path.

Go forth apprentice, and learn!

shnorb · Post by **shnorb** » 16 Mar 2006, 12:28

appreciated!

PauloMorfeo · Post by **PauloMorfeo** » 16 Mar 2006, 15:18

Maybe you could learn to program in Python and help coding the multiplatform lobby client that Ace07 is working on (he seems to be full with school and stuff).

Python is easy to learn and you could start programing really soon.

FLOZi · Post by **FLOZi** » 16 Mar 2006, 19:56

PauloMorfeo wrote:Maybe you could learn to program in Python and help coding the multiplatform lobby client that Ace07 is working on (he seems to be full with school and stuff).

Python is easy to learn and you could start programing really soon.

I was also about to suggest Python! :)

http://www.python.org

http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/se10

shnorb · Post by **shnorb** » 16 Mar 2006, 20:09

well python does look alot easier... so me being the lazy bastard i am...

AF · Post by AF » 16 Mar 2006, 20:56

You should signup for the mailing list, and I think you're best doing c++ for now, especialyl sicne thats what all the AI's are coded in, and what the engien itself is coded in...

FLOZi · Post by **FLOZi** » 17 Mar 2006, 01:03

Learn the principles, then learn the syntax!

Post by **jcnossen** » 17 Mar 2006, 01:11

Yes we desperately need beginners trying to get their badly designed code into spring :/
Not that I'm saying not to contribute, but aiming to contribute to spring.exe itself while learning C++ is really not a good thing. It is much more appreciated and rewarding for you to make tools or external programs such as a working portable lobby in linux, which gives you more freedom to learn as well.

Felix the Cat · Post by **Felix the Cat** » 17 Mar 2006, 03:45

Zaphod wrote:Yes we desperately need beginners trying to get their badly designed code into spring :/
Not that I'm saying not to contribute, but aiming to contribute to spring.exe itself while learning C++ is really not a good thing. It is much more appreciated and rewarding for you to make tools or external programs such as a working portable lobby in linux, which gives you more freedom to learn as well.

leetism ftw.

How about suggesting that the beginner asks someone with programming experience to review the code before doing whatever they'd do to get it into Spring itself? That way, we get more people contributing, at whatever level they are able to, but we don't get any "badly designed code" submitted or whatever.

Dragon45 · Post by **Dragon45** » 17 Mar 2006, 05:05

Flat-out, a beginner is going to be able to contribue very little. However, just getting their feet wet in Spring gives people experience- heck, everyone had to start soemwhere right?

Comeon Zaphod mate, even you didnt pop out of the womb with the C++ STLs imprinted onto your cortex

shnorb · Post by **shnorb** » 17 Mar 2006, 07:08

whatever i do im sure ill only be screwing around with things for my own entertainment until i really get the hang of things, which (if it ever happens!) shouldnt be anytime soon...

Spring RTS Engine

where do i start?

where do i start?