Re: Question on starting programming

["Brian Holley" <comp_brain@hotmail.com>]

Hey-

My personal opinion is that VB isn't really a gaming language.  It can be 
made to work, but C/C++ is easier to use for the requirements of games 
programming.
I learned C/C++ from books and 1 class at school, and then the rest of what 
I know (gaming wise) comes from research on the internet and this mailing 
list.
A small piece of advice from me is make sure you know C/C++ like the back of 
your hand, because once you get into games programming, it takes all your 
concentration to figure out the advanced stuff and you don't want to have to 
stop and interrupt your train of thought to look up something relatively 
simple.
Some good sites to go to for games programming info I've found are:
http://www.gamedev.net
http://www.gameprogrammer.co.uk
Both of these have good documentation and source code with the examples they 
have.
My webpage is http://vidgamez.iwarp.com/gameprog.html and it has some okay 
stuff that I've done.
Good luck if your programming quest.

-Brian

>OK
>I am really eager to do Computer Programming and become a games programmer. 
>I am 18 and in my last year of school over the last two and a bit years I 
>have been on and off trying to get into various languages such as c++, 
>Visual Basic and Basic.
>But now i think I know  what I am doing. What is your opinion on me doing 
>Visual Basic you know learning it and really know it and then learn and do 
>C++.
>Any feedback on this matter would be great
>Thanks

_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

=================================================================
The GameProgrammer.Com mailing list is for the open discussion
of any topic related to the art, science, and business of
programming games. This list is especially tolerant of beginners.
We were all beginners once

To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE please visit:
http://gameprogrammer.com/mailinglist.html