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Re: Looking for an opinion on a book, please.

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在 2012年2月14日星期二UTC+8下午12时37分37秒，Silent Stone写道：
> Hello,
> 
> Have any of you folks ever taken a look at the "Beginning C++ Through
> Game Programming" series of books by Michael Dawson?  It is in its
> third edition now: http://tinyurl.com/75ekx4a
> 
> All three editions have gotten a lot of favorable reviews on Amazon
> from people who learned to write C++ with them, but I was hoping maybe
> some experienced programmers could offer some opinions on it.  Any
> major errors, bad practices taught, or omissions of important features
> and data... that sort of thing.
> 
> I want to learn to write games and graphical programs.  I know this
> book doesn't get into graphics libraries, but hopefully it will cover
> the C++ I need to know first, maybe with an emphasis on game

C++ is an imperative static typed compiler based language that supports OOP defferent from others.

C++ is also a free syle language somewhat like C
but not compentrated in hardware supports.

The idea language to support the DRAM industry
for the past 20 years.

> programming idioms.  I've dabbled in C a bit off and on, thinking that
> I should learn it first before going to C++. Now I think that will
> just be redundant effort.
> 
> While C and C++ are both capable languages, I get the impression that
> if I want to go the games/graphics route pretty much any instructional
> material or library set will cater to C++ over C.  Am I right in this?
> 
> Just to note: programming is not a career path for me, this is all
> just for my own entertainment.
> 
> Thanks for any advice and help.
> 
> -John

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Looking for an opinion on a book, please. Silent Stone <shibbox@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-13 20:37 -0800
  Re: Looking for an opinion on a book, please. 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-02-14 01:48 -0800
    Re: Looking for an opinion on a book, please. Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-14 03:31 -0800
      Re: Looking for an opinion on a book, please. 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-02-14 09:16 -0800
      Re: Looking for an opinion on a book, please. Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-02-14 22:57 +0000
        Re: Looking for an opinion on a book, please. Silent Stone <shibbox@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-14 22:04 -0800
          Re: Looking for an opinion on a book, please. Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-15 02:48 -0800
            Re: Looking for an opinion on a book, please. Silent Stone <shibbox@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-15 16:38 -0800
              Re: Looking for an opinion on a book, please. Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2012-02-16 07:00 +0000
                Re: Looking for an opinion on a book, please. Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-02-16 12:00 +0000
              Re: Looking for an opinion on a book, please. Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-02-16 10:30 +0000
                Re: Looking for an opinion on a book, please. Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-16 06:13 -0800
              Re: Looking for an opinion on a book, please. Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2012-02-16 14:47 -0600
                Re: Looking for an opinion on a book, please. Silent Stone <shibbox@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-17 21:57 -0800
          Re: Looking for an opinion on a book, please. Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-02-15 14:21 +0000

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