Help an old programmer
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It sounds like all you need to do is to spend a little time reading some well written C++ source code and you'll pick up what you need pretty quickly. Download some articles from Code Project in a subject area you're interested enough in to read the code, or even one of mine, and find a style that suits you. There are many ways to write C++ from the definitely not recommended MFC style to the serious egg heads only Boost style. You can do as much as possible with template meta programming and end up with 20 lines of mind bending self referential complexity that is the entire program or lay out every minute procedural step just one level removed from doing it in assembly language. Sometimes a balance is best and sometimes a compromise is the worst of both worlds. The art of C++ is choosing the right way for the job in hand.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
spend a little time reading some well written C++ source code
It's the "well written" bit that's hard. There is just SO MUCH1 out there, finding something that is well formatted and not just a snipped to answer some question it a hard slog! I'm off to see what this Boost style's all about ;) Oh - and templates ain't where I want to be! I want to understand what I'm doing, but not continually have to go back and refactor as I learn better ways!
MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
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It sounds like all you need to do is to spend a little time reading some well written C++ source code and you'll pick up what you need pretty quickly. Download some articles from Code Project in a subject area you're interested enough in to read the code, or even one of mine, and find a style that suits you. There are many ways to write C++ from the definitely not recommended MFC style to the serious egg heads only Boost style. You can do as much as possible with template meta programming and end up with 20 lines of mind bending self referential complexity that is the entire program or lay out every minute procedural step just one level removed from doing it in assembly language. Sometimes a balance is best and sometimes a compromise is the worst of both worlds. The art of C++ is choosing the right way for the job in hand.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
Just skimmed a couple of your articles - really liked the patterns one btw. It does help looking at code like that - esp. as you put your braces in the "correct" position - and not on the same line as the function like some!
MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
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Just skimmed a couple of your articles - really liked the patterns one btw. It does help looking at code like that - esp. as you put your braces in the "correct" position - and not on the same line as the function like some!
MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
Thanks, I'm glad the correct bracketing is appreciated. That patterns article is well out of date though, please don't use the source directly, it should have a health warning. The style is alright from what I remember and the ideas are sound but I wrote it over 6 years ago and there are horrible bugs in the sample code. :-O A rewrite is due shortly but first I have to get the next QOR article finished which is based on the updated version of the same codebase. Enjoy your C++ :)
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
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Thanks Dave - I'll certainly take a look at the book.
MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
No probs - have fun!
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I am an experienced programmer of many a language - most recently C#. I am attempting to write a program using Cocos2d-X (and, therefore, C++) (based loosely upon some existing code written in Cococs2d-iPhone (and, therefore, Objective C) Can someone recommend some site or book (of the cheap variety!) which will give me the'cheat sheet' version of C++ What I mean is, I don't want to sit down and learn C++ formally - I just want to look at how things "should be done" (e.g. what goes in .h and what in .cpp, are there such thing as interfaces - or do I just use base classes) preferably with a C# bent. I so far have found my development time to be 10% coding, 20% debugging and 70% Googling - so it would be nice to have one or two resources to hand rather than looking up each individual issue. thanks in advance for your kind help :rose:
MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
C# has already designed away most of the tedium of C++.
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I am an experienced programmer of many a language - most recently C#. I am attempting to write a program using Cocos2d-X (and, therefore, C++) (based loosely upon some existing code written in Cococs2d-iPhone (and, therefore, Objective C) Can someone recommend some site or book (of the cheap variety!) which will give me the'cheat sheet' version of C++ What I mean is, I don't want to sit down and learn C++ formally - I just want to look at how things "should be done" (e.g. what goes in .h and what in .cpp, are there such thing as interfaces - or do I just use base classes) preferably with a C# bent. I so far have found my development time to be 10% coding, 20% debugging and 70% Googling - so it would be nice to have one or two resources to hand rather than looking up each individual issue. thanks in advance for your kind help :rose:
MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
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I am an experienced programmer of many a language - most recently C#. I am attempting to write a program using Cocos2d-X (and, therefore, C++) (based loosely upon some existing code written in Cococs2d-iPhone (and, therefore, Objective C) Can someone recommend some site or book (of the cheap variety!) which will give me the'cheat sheet' version of C++ What I mean is, I don't want to sit down and learn C++ formally - I just want to look at how things "should be done" (e.g. what goes in .h and what in .cpp, are there such thing as interfaces - or do I just use base classes) preferably with a C# bent. I so far have found my development time to be 10% coding, 20% debugging and 70% Googling - so it would be nice to have one or two resources to hand rather than looking up each individual issue. thanks in advance for your kind help :rose:
MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
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C++ isn't a simple beast but I'm sure you know that. I could rattle on about header files for a good ten minuets. If you get really stuck, feel free to drop me an email
Thanks! I'll keep that in mind;
MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
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C# has already designed away most of the tedium of C++.
Awesome - thanks!
MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
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I tried that, but when I went back in time I just ended up going to the pub with myself! Wow- I'm good company ;)
MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')