programming in c++

[lapo73]

Originally posted by ant512
Visual Studio being, of course, the slowest IDE I've ever used. It's like trying to program in treacle.

Visual Studio .NET ??

Isn't maybe that you need a computer upgrade? I've been using VS.NET quite a bit on a 2ghz laptop and I've never noticed any slow downs...

Maybe adding some extra RAM would help too

Lapo

[blakfeld]

Well, there appears to be a good couple of sites here, so, Ill just post this:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=Java+tutorials

I personally dont really have any links that would beifit a beginner, as Im taught it in school....

[ant512]

Originally posted by lapo73
Isn't maybe that you need a computer upgrade? I've been using VS.NET quite a bit on a 2ghz laptop and I've never noticed any slow downs...

Using an Athlon XP1800 here, with 1GB of RAM. It might be the computer; it might also be that I'm running SQL Server, MySQL, Apache, IIS and (urgh) McAfee at the same time.

But then again, it might just be that Microsoft programs are crap.

[lapo73]

Originally posted by ant512
But then again, it might just be that Microsoft programs are crap.

[Beatcow]

w00t! Use a microsoft VISUAL compiler since it makes it so much easier than simply coding in whitespace. However, it costs a bit of $$$, so you can always get a free Borland compiler

(http://www.borland.com/products/down..._cbuilder.html)

->i think thats a link to a free one

or try g++, i think that is another free compiler.

Anyways, if you want to make solid 3D games and graphics using c++, i recommend using the openGL library. By far the easiest and best library out there(my opinion). Get your hands on the "OpenGl Superbible" (book) and you're all set.

Edit: Don't go java unless you're looking for more webbased functions. However, you can do that with VisualStudio.net

[shock-value]

http://processing.org/

For Java, that's a nice place to start, I think. Especially coming from ActionScript.