So, I am now back in full-time education after many years of hard labour work. This is a HUGE change for me but I am determined to see this through and set myself up for a new career path. There is so much more I could blab on about but not for now.
Anyway, Steve, Jay, Earl or anyone who can give me some tips or advice, please do so here.
In year one I we will be covering the basics of a lot of things like web design, architecture, publishing online, animation, game concepts, etc.
In year two, we will really be hitting the languages hard, but in year one, it will mainly be C++. I have found this site -> http://www.cprogramming.com/code_blocks/ and this compiler -> http://www.codeblocks.org/downloads that I am planning on using.
Basically, can you suggest any better tutorials (for absolute beginners) or compilers or anything else you feel may be of benefit for me?
Many, many thanks in advance!!
Congrats DBM! My programming knowledge is pretty basic and really only covers flash actionscript. If you have any specific art related questions I'd be more than happy to help.
I always get excited when I see people take the reigns and carve out a new career path. I wish you the best man!
Ya I started programming and game development using Flash, using online ActionScript tutorials, and I learned C/C++ in college. So I don't really know any good tutorials for starting in programming using C++.
I still think Flash is a great tool for getting used to developing and finishing smaller projects, so you might want to play with ActionScript alongside your other studies to accelerate your learning.
i wish i could do programming in college in september but they dont offer it
Thanks guys. Ultimately I would love a career in the games industry in some capacity. This is a 3 year full time course though, with a Degree at the end if I complete/pass it all so what path I go down is yet to be seen.
As for AS, the whole reason I ended up here today is because of Flash games (Reemus being at the forefront of them), so to not at least try out AS would be criminal, so I definitely intend to devote as much time as I can to that.
Jay, I am no artist so your guidance or advice may just be a life saver in the future as we are being split into teams of 4 in the year 1 to develop a game (probably mobile) of our own!
Thanks!
I have only one bit of advice, and it'll sound odd: Get a notepad and a pen.
In my experience, one of the biggest problems people have when learning to code is that they try planning at the keyboard.
First, map out what you want to do (at an abstract level).
Then, plan out the algorithms.
Then, code it.
Only for that last point should you be at a computer.
Basically, the better-planned your solution, the easier coding will be.
Thanks Earl. Yes, I have been jotting done little bits and pieces a the back of my notepad so I have a kind of glossary and have been copying codes that I can take home and play around with. I have only just completed my first week and am loving it so far. I am taking the online Oracle course later in the year through the class so it's all go!!
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