whats the average age of programmers on here

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Well I guess you guys could be seen as old compared to me -
I turned 15 a month ago and have been programming for a few months now :)
 
15 (turned it 1 month ago - I am therefore probably youngest :P)

I have a few questions which I would much appreciate being answered by you
experienced programmers.

1) Because I am young and don't have that much money I don't know what
software (e.g. compilers, graphics etc.) to buy. I want to work on computer
programming first then move onto game programming, so I was thinking of
learning c++. Do you think this is a good idea?

2) If I was to learn a certain language, what software should I get
(remember I am at a budget :P)?

3) What are the differences between the .net and standard versions of the
languages (e.g visual c++ and visual c++.net)?

Thanks guys
 
15 (Just turned it 1 month ago)

I have a few questions which I would love to be answered by all you
experienced programmers if possible :)

1) I don't have that much money. I want to start learning computer
programming then move onto game programming. What languages and software
products do you suggest? (I was thinking of c++)

2) What are the main differences between the .net and standard languages?
(e.g. visual c++ and visual c++.net)

Thanks guys
 
Hey Josh,

There are dozens of tools out there for cheap or free. I used WebMatrix a
couple years ago. It's more for Web programming than games but is one
example of many such options. A couple hours on Google can find a lot more.
Do a search on free compilers or free IDE (interactive development
environment) and start clicking.

As far as the differences between .NET and "standard" languages is a
combination of marketing and all the services behind the language. From a
standpoint of "how do I write a program", .NET is essentially just another
modern language. You've got variables and classes and objects and
statements and... What makes .NET different from earlier languages is what
it's built on. There's a huge amount of prebuilt functionality. For
example, there are some objects for dealing with files and folders that make
what used to take five commands now takes two. There are a lot of other
advancements, but from a standpoint of how to write the programs, I'd say
that's the biggest.

C++ is probably a solid choice not only for game programming but for
programming, in general. It does what most mainstream languages are
expected to do and lets you get into details that many other languages
won't. It's interesting that (I think) three teens have responded and two
of you have said you want to get into game programming--and #3 didn't say.
You may find that almost all of the fun is in solving the problem, not
playing the game in the end. If that's the case, you may just a future in
programming. That's another selling point for C++ since it and similar
languages (like Java and C#) are used very widely. If two out of every
three new programmers want to write games and one out of every 1000
programming jobs is in game development, you might want to work out that
math...

Good luck,

John
 
I believe the beginning of my career overlapped with the ending of hers.
Been doing computer stuff for over 35 years, but will never make an impact
like she did. I'm just a plain old simple programmer (or is it basic
programmer?), and she was truly a genius of the art. Actually, my first
encounter with computers was taking a course in COBOL. I think I still have
the textbook, and it is guaranteed to send you into a coma within 2 minutes.
 
35
mnature said:
Chronologically, will be 53 in a few days.
Emotionally, about 19 (according to my kids. Just because I'm addicted to
WoW)
Gender: female (I know, you didn't ask. Just letting some of you punks
know that there are a few women who got into computers before you were
born)
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I am only 17 years old, and just recently moved to .Net. I have about 5 or
6 years of C++ background :)
 
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