I figured out that I didn't want to be a "casual pc user". So I started programming 5 years ago.
Writing crappy websites in PHP pretty much got me started, even though that terrible language isn't the best starting point.
I wanted to make some kind of computer game. I started out with Game Maker, but at some point I found that not fast enough so I learned a bit of VB.NET. Soon after that a friend of mine suggested me to learn C++ instead, because that is much better. Since then I have been using C++ for most of my programming things.
The first thing I ever did that I recall was when I was about 7 years old, making a javascript script that did calculations for me, without looking at any sort of actual documentation.
It was something like
[code]
var 1x1 = 1;
var 1x2 = 2;
var 1x3 = 3;
...
[/code]
Repeat up until 12x12. Then I'd type one of those into a textbox.. Needless to say, it took me 4 hours and failed miserably, but those are my roots. :v:
If I recall correctly, I found GameMaker on the internet all those aeons ago, and just tinkered around with that a lot. From there, I used the crappy script editor in all of the Microsoft Office programs, and then eventually bought myself a copy of Visual Basic. I immediately realised the error of my ways and jumped ship to C#, where I then was able to learn the syntax for all similar languages and hence I've used PHP since and I'm now using C++ and C# primarily.
When I was younger, I really really liked Zelda, but could only play it at a friend's house. When I came home, I would go on the Internet and read up about it to be better prepared for my next play session. While readoing up on it, I stumbled upon someone who was making his own game using RPG Maker. I immediately started messing around with it, trying to make my own Zelda game. I then joined communities of Zelda game makers, and eventually moved on to Game Maker, then Processing, then C#, while in parallel doing websites. Yeah.
Well I've been interested in computers ever since my family got a first one when i was about 5 or 6. Of course back then I only used it for gaming, but over time I became quite computer-savvy. When I was finishing elementary school I started thinking about what I want to become and the most obvious choice was something to do with computers. At 11 or so I found out that the Radeon 9200 we had had pixel shading capabilities and downloaded all the demos off ATI's site. Shit was amazing, there was normal maps, shadows, specular highlights, refractive water and all that jazz. That's when I became fascinated with computer graphics. I really enjoy reading books like Gpu Gems and articles describing different GPU rendering techniques, even though i only understand about half of the stuff written in there. So anyway, I decided that I'm definitely going to create stuff like that someday. After seeing people as young as 13 create successful game mods I decided to kick myself in my arse and start programming before I go to uni to study computer science. So here I am, 17 years old and a programming beginner learning Python. It's a start, I guess. :unsmith:
I used to have one of these.
[IMG]http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/news/3206319/amstrad_cpc464.jpg[/IMG]
And one day I bought a second hand book about computers.
Something aimed at kids, like this: (I'm pretty sure it was an Usborne, around this sort of era, maybe a little later)
[IMG]http://www.steverd.com/whatbook/usborne.jpg[/IMG]
It got me started with basic and from there I grew over the years
I want an old computer [i]really badddd[/i]
I always wanted to make my own unique programs.
I had always enjoyed using a computer as a kid, so I had a very small interest in doing programming, but it wasn't until my Junior year in high school when I started doing it.
My Trigonometry teacher always had a rocketry project where we'd split up into groups and research different parts of model rocketry. At the end of the project, our class and the Physics class would take a whole day from school and shoot off rockets. My group was studying how to determine how high a rocket went, and my big job was writing a calculator program on my TI-84+ SE that we could put in readings and it'd calculate how high the rocket went.
After that I started reading a book on C++, but I wasn't understanding the OOP stuff so I went to C instead.
I hated the fact that I had to rely on other people to write programs in order to run my computer. So I made it my personal goal to learn programing.
Started with batch, tried BASIC, started learning some basic C++ before becoming comfortable with C#. After I master C# I want to go as low level as possible, because to code in C# I still have to rely on other people. :saddowns:
[QUOTE=dag10;26313951]I want an old computer [i]really badddd[/i][/QUOTE]
I want my modern computer back really badd..
but anywais I got into programming because I knew that if I know programming, I can manipulate the computer to have it do anything I want :)
My dad's been a programmer for a long time; and he got me using C++ from an early age
Gave me a couple of books which I read cover to cover pretty much. Made loads of console stuff in C++ and some GUI applications using C# as well. I then got into using Allegro to make a falling sand game. After using Allegro for a while, I discovered SFML in all its glory and I haven't looked back since.
Also; my birth year in posts (1993)! :3:
My dad's an Automatician Engineer. Long term short, he makes programs for machines, and it can go from making part x of a motor to checking that part y from the A380 is properly made.It looked cool to me, he taught me many things (Even though I still can't stand he's still using VB6). I started with VB6 at around 12, kind of fucked around (and my first program wasn't even a Hello World :v) with it.Then I stopped for a year or two. And then, at thirteen, I told myself: "Hey, I remember when I was programming. T'was fun. Oh well, fuck it, I love computers, I'm going to do this as a job".
And here I am !
I wanted to make games!
[QUOTE=Chris220;26338401]Also; my birth year in posts (1993)! :3:[/QUOTE]
[img]http://ahb.me/10PQ[/img]
Enjoy your gold :smile:
[QUOTE=Chris220;26338401]Also; my birth year in posts[/QUOTE]
you have 2000 posts
you are 10?
[QUOTE=ProWaffle;26343764]you have 2000 posts
you are 10?[/QUOTE]
:v:
It was 1993 if I recall.
Edit: Oh, he edited it. Yeah, 1993.
I had a burning desire to make a video game. So i googled something like "making games" and flash came up.
Soon after i realized i can do anything with programming and decided to become god of the realm.
Started modifying JTE's Custom MineCraft Server (for those of you that don't know, it was the first custom server for MineCraft), it was written in Perl and I found it horrible, most of the modifications were math based anyway. Progressed on to C# and now trying my hand at C++.
[QUOTE=Overv;26307562]I found some pretty good program to make bots for MSN about five years ago, which was written in VB6. That made me want to learn it too. After that, I moved on to more powerful languages.[/QUOTE]
Botje, perchance?
[QUOTE=arienh4;26352421]Botje, perchance?[/QUOTE]
you forgot the hypen
[QUOTE=Siemens;26352444]you forgot the hypen[/QUOTE]
Botje doesn't have a hyphen?
[QUOTE=Vbits;26302983]Some of my family is in to programming so after watching them for a while with their help I made my first hello world in VB6, i have since surpassed many others with other languages.[/QUOTE]
Is a hello world in VB6 not just a form with a label on it?
[QUOTE=Siemens;26341970][img_thumb]http://ahb.me/10PQ[/img_thumb]
Enjoy your gold :smile:[/QUOTE]
Cheers :)
It had a large amusement factor for me.
[editline]28th November 2010[/editline]
And partially because it's a skill nobody I know have. This is also a downside because I get to talk to me and myself about my programming experiences and advancements.
3 years ago (no wait,was that 4 years? i remember programming on the 0.1b version) when i first installed Gta san andreas my first question was "there's multiplayer in this game?",then i googled around and found an early version of Gta:Sa-mp,and then started programming on a sa-mp server,man,i was so proud of my little gang-wars gamemode,and then i decided to go on and study more,and then i ended up programming in Lua.
[QUOTE=30CALIB3R;26304375]There is something so precise about programming. It all just...[b]fits together[/b]. [b]And I really enjoy that feeling.[/b]
Also, I've always wanted to create video games. I'm majoring in Game Design & Development in college currently.[/QUOTE]
:smug:
my dad bought a Mac II and refused to buy any videogames for me so I fucked about with that computer every night, he showed me the pascal interpreter and pascal seemed pretty fun. i made my own dumb text videogames.
so I guess the answer to the thread title is The Lack of Anything Better To Do
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