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« on: December 02, 2008, 02:22:12 pm »
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As the title says. Im learning C++. I have the C++ for dummies but I want to know if there are addons, tutorials in fact anything to do with C++ I should know about? Stuff like

-Editors !!!! <-What's the best FREE editor for C++?
-Tutorials
-Books
-EBooks
-Addons (Like OpenGL? What is OpenGL?)
-Codes
-Examples
-Etc

Thanks in advance.
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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2008, 03:19:31 pm »
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the book should have plenty of examples in it.  As for a compiler, go with visual C++ express 2008, Microsoft offers it for free now.  Check over at gamedev.net and cpprogramming.com for any help you might need.  As far as add ons, or APIs rather, don't touch them yet.  You won't be able to use them without knowing the language first.  Most textbooks for openGL, directX etc assume you have some working knowledge of the language you're using.
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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2008, 06:24:15 pm »
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- I say either Visual Studio Express 2008 or Code::Blocks. I have to say I personally prefer Code::Blocks, but many would disagree with me, and those who agree are probably left-wing-free-software-gnu-nuts (I'm not, I just prefer Code::Blocks, especially the plug-in that lets you play Tetris, great when you get fed up of coding :))
- For beginner tutorials, nothing wrong with http://www.cprogramming.com/
- C++ for Dummies is fairly good for beginner stuff, and C++ in Easy Steps is fairly okay for the basics of the Standard template Library.
- I dunno, most 'e-books' are tutorials really
- By add-ons, I think you mean libraries. OpenGL is used for graphics, as is DirectX. Then you have wrappers for these or for system commands, which are libraries like Allegro. It's hard to explain in a few sentences. Basically, a library is a collection of functions.
- Codes....uhm, look around? Sourceforge? See what makes things tick?
- Many examples out there, cba to look.
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