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Madd069
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Are games like WoW and Runescape and stuff coded in c++? I am wanting to take some kind of programming camp this summer and im thinking of learning c++, and possibly creating small scale personal projects.
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Runescape is coded in Java. WoW probably uses a combination of C, C++, .NET, and some other proprietary/in-house programming languages.
If you're just starting off with programming, don't expect to take a class or two and come out with enough knowledge to make a game. You'll probably learn how to create ADTs but that's about as far as it'll go.
If I was you I'd get a big book on C++ and learn it your self. Like the guy above me said, you wont be learning a whole lot of stuff from camps.
I agree with neonshadow...
Unless you can take (e.g. AFFORD) a hardcore C++ (or C#) bootcamp, you are likely better to buy a good self-teaching book.
If you purchase a decent book and have the discipline to keep with it, you can start creating those "small scale personal projects."
Check out the site devmaster.net for a great coverage of 3D engines. With relatively little C++/C# knowledge, you can begin programming simple projects. Though I say "relatively little", you will still need to undertake some serious study. I just mean that's it's not THAT hard when you apply yourself.
Pretty much every program, including windows. Is done in C/C++.
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I don't think you knw how to program at all.
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My recommendation for a first time programmer is to stay away from C++. Templates, STL, and pointers will not be easy to overcome. Java is an excellent learning language as it is fairly standardized across the libraries you'll most likely use, it's free, as are several books on learning it. If you are worried about not being competitive, there are a few commercially done games in Java. I think Tribal Trouble (100% Java) won some awards at the IGF.
Ha Programming was one of the few classes I was doing more then taking up space. If this was about Vector graphics then yes I know nothing unless you're looking for new ways to space out and kill time.
I was suggesting those for someone with no experience. Java is easy to get into since it handles alot of the maintenance itself and has less a learning curve. If terms like strings, loops, and fields are total gibberish to someone then C++ is going to be a nightmare to learn on and go with VB. Not saying make a career out of VB, just enough to learn the basics. Both will make learning C++ in the future easier.
It doesn't really matter in witch langauge games are codded. You can learn c++, VB, Delphi but you can't learn programming... You can only understand programming and once you understand it it doesn't matter witch programming language you use... Bc the principle (sp) of programming is always the same - you only use different commands.
And to understand programming you need a really good book, good teacher or just strong will to work, work, work and work some more untill you finialy get it.
EDIT: Oh and programming is not any big science... It's just breaking down big problems witch you can't slove in to smaller ones taht are easy to slove... Or even better - Bypassing problems at 1st the place.
It's kinda like math.
I think Java is tricky because in the event that you dont have the ENTIRE JAVA API right there next to you... well you can pretty much.. kiss any program you have goodbye... C/C++ just flows more naturally
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Yes programming is the breaking down of larger problems which you can't solve into easier ones that you can. But if your problem is efficiency well then you can't use JAVA... you can't use any language that is higher than 4th generation because those are all languages which stress ease of use (closer to english) then efficiency. The programming language that you use influences the program that you make. Why do you think people didn't build Windows using a language like LISP or Perl or PHP or Java? Microsoft and Apple choose their language of the OS for a specific reason. They couldn't just make it in anyway or fashion and expect the OS to be robust, stable, sustainable and extensible.
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Personally, I don't think anyone should start on VB. Learning VB first will teach you abunch of nasty habits.
I have a friend who started on VB and became pretty good at it. Recently he started learning C++ and he asked another friend of mine who's been doing C/C++ since he was 11:
"Sooo... Where's the part where you drag and drop?"
As for Java. I really dont' see the point in it. It's pretty much built on C++, so why learn an almost useless language when you can just go ahead and jump into C/C++?
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