I've noticed when looking at C++ tutorials, all they seem to do is teach you how to take a number or string and do something with it, essentially just making complex calculators, I want to be able to make C++ which actually do something useful like moving and altering files, changing settings and generally interacting with windows operating systems.
Any suggestions?
When you're in kindergarten, you're taught to write the same letters over and over until your memorize it. As an adult, how often do you those exercises in your daily life? When you learned Algebra, how often did you apply the Pythagorean theorem to your daily issues. The point is not the literal practical use of the exercise itself but that those exercises are meant to train/prepare you for more complex ones later on.
If you want to be able to directly hook with the Win32 API or make any sort of complex GUI application, obviously you have to learn and understand the most simple concept of variables.
[QUOTE=DarkCybo7;39305236]When you're in kindergarten, you're taught to write the same letters over and over until your memorize it. As an adult, how often do you those exercises in your daily life? When you learned Algebra, how often did you apply the Pythagorean theorem to your daily issues. The point is not the literal practical use of the exercise itself but that those exercises are meant to train/prepare you for more complex ones later on.
If you want to be able to directly hook with the Win32 API or make any sort of complex GUI application, obviously you have to learn and understand the most simple concept of variables.[/QUOTE]
Well the thing is, I already know basic programming techniques. So it's get boring learning the same thing over and over, is there any guide as to how C++ interacts with the operating system?
I don't want to come off as a dick, but this is the type of stuff that can be easily and more readily be answered by googling.
[url]https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=d&q=C%2B%2B+windows+programming[/url]
[QUOTE=DarkCybo7;39305343]I don't want to come off as a dick, but this is the type of stuff that can be easily and more readily be answered by googling.
[url]https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=d&q=C%2B%2B+windows+programming[/url][/QUOTE]
How does that explain anything? the first link is the Microsoft Website, which is extremely vague.
If you're unable to find learning materials for C++ on the internet, then there's no additional help I can give you.
I gave you the appropriate answer, now you're just asking vague questions about a broad subject for which there's probably hundreds of ready resources in the link I just showed you.
One of the largest problems I had started in programming, is trying to read documentation, and use it for something. Especially if the documentation is something that has a rather steep learning curve, like WinAPI, or OpenGL. For me, there was so much stuff, that you had no real idea what it did, or what it meant.
In any case, try using some more basic library, to get a beginners understanding of including libraries, and what not. You're going to hit a lot of speed bumps, and distractions. And if you start with some super complex task, you're going to hit glaringly huge obstacles that get you discouraged.
Edit: Although I still haven't really dove into the Windows API or OpenGl.
Then get material on the specific subject you need. I'm pretty sure there are books or tutorials out there for WinAPI and OpenGL.
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