N00b programmer

skipstone420 · Post by **skipstone420** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:50 am

Hello I'm just learning C++ (Hello World) currently using Borland C++ builder is there a better one. Plus I've been wondering if I could make SNSE games using this language plus any 1 have any sugesstion on what other languages to learn for console programming PLEASE HELP

Noxious Ninja · Post by **Noxious Ninja** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:32 pm

You will not be able to write SNES programs in C++. C is better, SNES assembler is best.

At any rate, you will have to progress far beyond Hello World before that is any concern to you.

ThunderClaw · Post by **ThunderClaw** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:46 pm

Get away from Borland products at any and all costs. They have issues with everything that attempts to use standardized code.

DevC++ is old and clunky (I've had a few times that it confused itself and errored out when there was no problem at all) but at least it doesn't discourage standard libraries and other nice things like that.

If your're going to work for console programming, though, you definately want to get cracking on learning as many flavors of ASM as possible. Though for SNES, you can get away with normal C, as LordTech made an SNES compiler for just that sort of situation. I honestly don't know how well it works.

Noxious Ninja · Post by **Noxious Ninja** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:52 pm

I use MingW + Notepad2. Heh.

CodeWarrior for Windows isn't too bad, if you can find a copy. Visual Studio (anything greater than 6) isn't too bad, either.

ThunderClaw · Post by **ThunderClaw** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:53 pm

Noxious Ninja wrote:CodeWarrior for Windows isn't too bad, if you can find a copy. Visual Studio (anything greater than 6) isn't too bad, either.

These both cost money.

Noxious Ninja · Post by **Noxious Ninja** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:56 pm

Which is why I use MingW and Notepad2. I don't want to bother with Visual Studio, and I haven't been able to find a copy of CodeWarrior for Windows, even to buy.

Post by **grinvader** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:02 pm

g++

i win

mozz · Post by **mozz** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:47 pm

grinvader wrote:g++

i win

Dude, mingw32 is meant for use with gcc/g++. Usually when people say "mingw32" they mean that version of gcc =)

Post by **Nach** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:45 pm

Port, not version.

mozz · Post by **mozz** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:52 pm

Nach wrote:Port, not version.

Sloppy wordage on my part. Nach of course is correct.

Noxious Ninja · Post by **Noxious Ninja** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:10 pm

mozz wrote:
grinvader wrote:g++

i win
Dude, mingw32 is meant for use with gcc/g++. Usually when people say "mingw32" they mean that version of gcc =)

Indeed.