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{KirbyDude}(V-13 FANBOY)Minun Kirai sighs: We need to paypal Tib some drinking money
Now onto the post:
For the last few days I've decided what kind of program I want to start properly learning C++ with, and so far, I've managed to make a window using the Windows API. Prior to that, I had a console application doing what I want it to do, but I need to expand it more, as there is more functionality I want to add. But that's as far as the tutorial went, and Google hasn't found me another one that's nice and easy to understand (MSDN has a tendency to be... difficult to understand).
Of course, the program I want to make most definitely exists and not only that, is probably free. But what the hell? If we don't find an applicative use for the knowledge we gain, what the hell is the point in bothering to begin with?
That aside, I also wrote a nice little server monitor program in DM for my server. I stripped down it's functionality so it'll only care for IU, but tomorrow (or later today rather), I might feature it up a bit, give it a nice coat of paint, brag to everyone I have it and then let it collect the virtual dust.
On the home front: My father is recovering well. When he got home he could barely walk to the toilet let alone back, slept for sixteen hours a day and being very agitated at the fact he couldn't do anything but watch TV or look at the garden (which annoyed him, 'cause he wanted to weed it and stuff). Now he's down to about twelve hours of sleep a day, and can restlessly wander the house for a little while before needing to rest. So he's definitely on the mend. I think he'll be happier when he's allowed to drive his car again.
I finished Half Life 2: Episode 2, I've been wanting to play it for ages and only just recently bothered to download the damn thing through Steam (took me a few nights to do it). I feel sadder for finishing it. =(
Posted by Tiberath on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 08:43AM
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#4 Jeff8500:
Nice to see someone is making progress in learning. I'm learning objective-C, and so far, I'm doing pretty good (except for memory management >_>), but I school and soccer are taking up all my time.
Thursday, September 10, 2009 07:57PM
#3 Tiberath:
Kuraudo wrote:
> Don't suppose you mind sharing what the program of choice is that you want to make?
Not in the slightest. ;)
> Short of that, MFC could always provide a simpler interface to Windows programming, and I'd also like to suggest Qt as an intuitive and cross-platform C++ UI framework.
I've looked into wxWidgets before. But I didn't like the idea of including a 10mb .DLL file for a program that, done in the Windows API, would struggle to get passed maybe 2 or 3 (If that).
Tuesday, September 08, 2009 08:05PM
#2 Zaole:
HALP A TRIANGULAR PROTEST BANNER IS STALKING ME
OH GOD IT'S COMING AFTER ME HELSDFKLJSfghmn,
Tuesday, September 08, 2009 02:49PM
#1 Kuraudo:
Don't suppose you mind sharing what the program of choice is that you want to make?
If you want to really get into Windows API development, I'd suggest reading books on the matter; tutorials only cover so [little]. Programming Windows, 5th edition by Charles Petzold has been the book of choice for a long time, though it lacks intensive coverage of some things you'd really want to look into (such as message crackers).
Short of that, MFC could always provide a simpler interface to Windows programming, and I'd also like to suggest Qt as an intuitive and cross-platform C++ UI framework.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009 11:41AM